I have owned 5 pairs of Tucker Venetians by Cole Haan in the last 5 years (exact same shoes). I usually buy 2 new pairs in black and brown every year over the holidays and throw away my older pair.THIS IS NOT THE SAME TUCKER VENETIAN!The quality has deteriorated significantly and the materials are absolutely not the same.A pair of French Roast after 2 Months of wear had a 1.5 inch separation between the rubber sole and the upper. The black pair I bought was just a different leather. It was some kind of soft leather material that stretched, fit and looked like my year-old pair in less than a month. Read other reviews from regular customers who have already bought shoes and they will agree. Again, this was my 5th pair and they always last a year. I'm glad the Revain is worth buying and exchanging, although I would have preferred a full refund. It's outside the return window so they did the right thing. I called Cole Haan and they said it had to be through Revain. So much for them to buy their product. I was loyal to Cole Haan for 16 years. Before that I was a regular customer at Santa Barabra and had about 5 pairs of these shoes.