These are my favorite shoes! I'm wearing them today...like 6 months after purchasing them. They did split the first week I got them, just a little 1/2 inch or so on the inside front. Not sure why, it seemed to just split from normal wear. Nothing else has happened since other than normal usage. They are very very comfy and I love the style. The shoe guy at the mall asked if I liked them because he wants to start carrying them at his store in the mall. Hopefully he does, but I'll probably still buy them here because they'll be 20-30 bucks cheaper.