I got this pair of black Naturalizer as a gift. I'm in the medical field and I'm on my feet all day long. I love these pair of shoes among my many other ones, however, after 4 months the right shoe sole broke/cracked where the foot flexes about 2.5 inches long (medial to lateral). The bottom part came off from the shoes sole so I had to use super glue to hold them together. The leather scratched easily and became white so I used a permanent marker (black) to darken it. I recently bought a different brand pair of shoes because I'm very hesitant to spend a lot of money for the same outcome after a few months.