I bought a pair of these for my husband a year ago. He wears ecco shoes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but only about 5 times a year with a suit. They broke up at the last wedding we went to. Of the dozen pairs of ecco's my husband has owned over the years, prior to this pair he has never had a problem. And I just noticed that the soles look nothing like the pair in the picture. I suppose they must be made in China from garbage. It's a real shame as I paid full price for it. Beware.