i originally gave a great review for this boot until i wore it for awhile.

the fit and everything else BUT the durability is SUPERB!

but this has a very thin black veneer of pigskin as the leather which tears through pretty easily when you get normal scuffs on it, and underneat is UNbelievably cardboard.

i was horribly chagrined to say the least when i realized this hadn't even the durability of a $20 discount store shoe. the skin literally tore through.

very sad indeed seeing how well these felt and fit.

well, several years after i literally tore through these shoes, i found out dingo makes a full leather version, which had been a fantasy of mine since this boot has such a superb design. WARNiNG, this leather version is extremely hard to find in your size, but well worth it...often it has a different name than slouch boot, but the product id is DI 5542...google around and you should be able to find a supplier in stock, tho they list them in stock but the shoe drop ships from dingo and they may be out of your size, and you find out days later.

well worth the trouble to get. they have the same fit and design as this crappy leather black boot, but the durability of all other western boots. yes, both are made in china, as most leather cowboy boots today, but the ONLY problem with this black slouch boot was the paper thin falling apart leather...get the tan FULL leather version and in my opinion it is the best cowboy boot in the world for comfort and looks, with a full leather sole that can be replaced when worn...so the shoe should last you 20 years. not 20 minutes like this black pigskin version.