I bought my first Dr. Martens recently, the 1B60 20-eye boots in cherry red. While those will be great for traipsing through NYC in winter and protecting me from anything that might be on the subway floor, I wanted to have at least 1 other pair of Docs that looked a bit less industrial. So when I saw these white ones at such a great price I had to get them despite some negative reviews. Compared to the other Docs, this leather is SO soft. Seriously folks, I've had slippers with harder leather than this. I would imagine that they will end up wearing out faster because of this, but since they are white I planned on only wearing these as dress shoes. The stitching on mine was fine, but there were a couple of small but out of place yellow glue spots on the zipper area, only noticeable because everything is white. They are a little squeaky, but I've only worn them around the house so hopefully that will improve. I still give them 5 stars because I only paid $45 for them while most other Docs are $100+.