I have owned Rockport boots for close to 20 year.  I usually resole them and wear out two soles before they are retired.  Over the last couple of years I could not find the design of boots I had typically bought.  I tried a different Rockport design and found it lacking.  The shoe was durable, but not comfortable.  This boot is closer to the original design.  The sole does not have the same level of cushion to it.  However, the price was lower than what I have paid in the past, so I gave them a try.  I found that the boots were a little more narrow than in the past, particularly in the toe box.

The leather is very dark and not terribly supple.  It took a while to break them into a point where they were as comfortable as my old boots.  One of the problems here is that Rockport has moved their manufacturing overseas.  The quality of their product dropped during that transition.  The quality has gotten better, but the price is creeping up again.  Where is the net gain in sending production overseas?  I would gladly pay more for the old US quality shoes that lasted twice as long as the imported versions.

These are good boots, but they are not as good as the original version.