I purchased a pair of these shoes in black and one in brown. After about 6 wearings, the clasp on the brown pair broke off, leaving me with an un-repairable and un-wearable shoe! I expect better from Clark's and from a shoe of this price range. I replaced them with another model of Clark's shoes without this type of closure. Also, unfortunately, this happened about a month after the "return date" for Amazon, so I am stuck.