I love the look of this shoe.  It's not 'loud' or 'garish,' like many are today.  It's a brand I've had luck with in the past, and was not afraid to order without trying it on, I know a size 12 by this brand will fit me.  Loved the shoe.  For about three months.  This shoe is rated for wet surfaces.  Think commercial kitchen.  Despite lovingly cleaining and protecting the shoe with a good quality brush and saddle soap, the leather behind the steel plate decided to detach and now there is a two inch gash where it is separated at the seam.  Probably a result of working in a slightly, time-to-time wet environment the shoe is rated for.  My other complaint, even though the shoe fits like a fine handcrafted calfskin glove, is that the inner lining on one of the heels wore holes about 30 days in.  Funny it only happened on one shoe.  The shoe is comfortable to stand on, and I really can't complain about foot pain from standing 8+ hours a day.  I don't even sit down every chance I could with these shoes.  Like the shoes, but they're not the best for wet circumstances, and that could mean you, even if you don't work anywhere wet, but simply live in a climate where it rains.  I think it has to do with having a steel plate in the toe that forces the connected leather to be too rigid and has no room to contract or expand.