***UPDATE*** Below I've added a third photo of the third replacement pair of shoes, 16 months after purchase. As you can clearly see, these shoes don't last more than a year at best. I'm really disappointed, mostly because I like this style. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- These are really nice shoes . That's why I didn't give 1/5 stars. However, this is the SECOND pair of shoes with SUCH EXACT issues. A picture below shows the first shoe and the next photo shows a pair of replacement shoes. This particular shoe has a serious manufacturing defect. I would stay away unless they decide to correct their manufacturing flaws. If they fix the problem I think they are comfortable shoes with great styling. But now the shoes don't stay intact for more than a week.