I bought two pair of these for my daughter, in blue and black.  She loved them, and they looked great.  Unfortunately the first pair broke after being left outside for a few days.  We assumed that they needed to be more carefully cared for and blamed ourselves. The second pair broke after being carefully cared for and worn maybe 3 times, in fact she was wearing them at her formal when they broke. The place that they break is where the ankle strap connects to the heel.