I bought these shoes with the intention of replacing airwalks' offbrand version of these. The soles of the airwalks would wear out within a month, so I was hoping Vans would be of better quality. I finally bought a pair after my friends assured me that their vans last a year or two. When I first recieved these in the mail, they fit a little snug, but stretched out a little after about a week of wearing them. The sole wasn't as thick as I expected- these aren't like standard vans (which is what I was expecting). These are basically the Vans brand of Kedds. Ive had these for 4 months now (i wear them daily), and the soles have held up great, but the material along the side of the shoe where it connects to the rubber sole has two nickle-sized holes on the right shoe, and about a 1.5 inch rip on the left shoe. I was hoping these shoes would hold up longer, especially for the price. Ill be buyig another pair of Vans soon, in a different style, to see of they'll hold up longer. I wouldn't reccomend this style of Vans.