After wearing these for a few months, maybe two or three times a week, to my desk job (not a "on your feet all day" job at all) the inside elasticized strap has worn and snapped where it meets the leather on the right shoe making them useless now.  I spent this kind of money on a Rieker shoe because in the past I found Rieker shoes to be super comfy, durable and well made.  They get the one star for comfy, as they were, but I am really dissapointed that they basically fell apart in so short an amount of time.  And I do not abuse shoes at all.  Too late to return them of course, but I wanted to at least let folks know that they should beware; these will not last long.  :(