The zipper on these boots is a flimsy strip of metal. It is not a nice YKK heavy duty boot zipper. It will break. My boots' zipper would not even zip up when they arrived new in the box. Not even when I didn't put them on. Also, the finish is cheap and clearly will not last. These boots might be worth for $40 if you got a pair with working zippers, but $175-$200? You're out of your mind!