My dad bought a pair of these and was happy with them for about 5 minutes before attempting to tighten the laces. Broke in about a week. The laces are flimsy to say the least. There's just no quality. If you like tying your shoelaces tighter, choose something else. If you don't tighten them, these shoes might be for you. They are certainly beautiful but not of high quality. He is very disappointed in them and I regret pointing that out to him and forcing him to buy them.