Etienne was my go to shoes for strolling, shopping, and jetting through the airport on trips to Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia.  I have been buying this brand for over 20 years when I went to the local outlet and bought 12 pairs of shoes on sale.  I've been shopping at the outlets for 15 years.  They cracked, broke, peeled, and collapsed within less than a year. I was strolling though the mall when my heel just collapsed.  That's the only way to describe it.  It shattered before my eyes.  I vowed then never to purchase the brand again.  Instead, I ventured into the Marmi shoe store and purchased Vaneli flats to continue my shopping day.  When the Etiennes collapsed they were made of some sort of chalk type substance inside the sole and inside the heel.  Two pairs--heel dropped off, three pairs--shoe split in half horozontally, all peeled inside.  My feet do not sweat because I have poor circulation in the legs so that wasn't the cause.  The sole says all leather upper and inside it says made in Spain.