The shoes arrived on Monday. My son started wearing them to school on Tuesday and by Thursday the material on the top had flaked off of the front on both shoes. However, the bottoms appear to be extremely sturdy. It looks like cardboard under the top material. His last shoes still look great on top, but the rubber bottoms wore down after 4 months. I guess I'll have to go back to them. 4 months is better than 2 days. Leather only from here on out!