I own many Cole Haan boots and was surprised at the lack of quality on this one!! First pair of Chestnut I received in were off on color and the second one was as well, one lighter than the other. I also ordered the Sequoia and same thing, off in color, way off!! The black ones were fine but still not quite the quality I'm used to with Cole Haan. The leather is a little thin and on the cheap side, same for the brass buckles on the brown boots, very cheap buckles! The silver buckles on the black boots are ok. Amazon was wonderful about the return. I was really disappointed to see that Cole Haan even allowed their name on this boot. I usually see nice thick high-end supple leather, durable soles and great workmanship. If you're used to Cole Haan workmanship then you may be a tad surprised when you see these. I did keep the black ones but returned the others. My search continues =^(