My son has only had these for about a week, and so far they are holding up great. He is really hard on his shoes and Skechers seem to be the only ones that last 6 months or more. I used to be a "buy shoes once a year" mom, but now that he's older and in school, I have buy every 6 months or so. I am hoping that since the rubber on the toe is sewn on, they will hold up better than some of the previous pairs of Skechers we have purchased. The only problem I have really run into with Skechers is that the sole will crack all the way across the shoe, and the rubber on the sides of the shoe starts to come away from the shoe. But so far, even through the mud, this shoe has held up...but we will see!

UPDATE-My son has had these for 6 months. They are still in GREAT shape, and my son is extremely hard on his shoes. They have not come apart around the sole of the shoe at all. If I had one gripe about these, is that they don't tighten as much as we need them to. But my boy likes to wear his shoes a bit loose anyway, so it's no problem.  Highly recommend these shoes.