This pair was purchased in September 2019. It was a very comfortable shoe and it fit very well. At first I was concerned about the elastic drawstring, but that's not really what started to tear. Here we are in March 2020 and the bottom of the shoe is starting to separate from the base of the shoe. I understand these types of shoes don't last long, but a timid 6 months seems like an incredibly short lifespan. Skechers seems to be going down in quality and will probably be my last pair.