I ordered these shoes after having previous experience with Rockport. I needed a new pair of shoes as my 10+ year old ones were worn out and the seems were coming loose. I never bought shoes from Amazon...I knew my size and thought what the heck...I first ordered a pair of Black ones and tried them for a week. then I got the brown pair. No more shoes for hopefully another 5-10 years!!! Well worth it. these same shoes are over $100 at departments stores...you know the ones...