My husband has these in both black and brown. This is his second generation of them and the previous pair lasted about two years of daily wear. They look great with jeans or khakis and are fairly water resistant. The brown will look a little splotchy if anything that can stain falls on it and it's impossible to clean them off. If you use mink oil or a similar product you can make the entire shoe look darker to blend in the stain.

The soles are very durable. The only problem he had was the insole wore a hole in it after about 6 months but an insert from target would do the trick if that happens to you.