Updated...was within 3 months. "Skin" feels like artificial leather, the synthetic leather on the boot is coming loose, the seams are coming apart. The support team said it could be Chinese fakes and after two months they won't do anything. Buyers beware....had for 6 weeks. As you can see, the heel has already started to wear out. Stones get stuck in it and are a bear to retrieve when walking. They fit well, very comfortable. I don't know how soon I'll have to replace them, but that's not what I've come to expect from sketchers.