I've owned Timberland Mt.. Washington's before. They were suede, lasted me a few years, but the suede started to look not as good as it did when they were new. I decided to purchase a burnished leather version of the same boot. As another reviewer posted, the top part of the boot seems like it's not leather. It look like it from afar, but when I wore them a few times I noticed the material seemed to pinch my feet in an uncomfortable manner. That got better after a while, but I'm still not convinced that this breathes as well as my previous suede pair of Mt. Washington's. My feet feel swampy, and perspire more in these. Also, they are slippery on wet surfaces. I like the look of these boots, but I feel like these are not up to par with other Timberland footwear.