Not only do these shoes look great, they are really good quality. I bought several USPAs at half price and really regretted it because they only lasted 5 months. They may have lasted 10 months after purchase and are still going strong. The only cracks I see are where the toes meet the rest of the foot, but the soles are intact. I used them a lot for 8 months and then bought Adidas Sambas to give them a break because I really like them. I've used this during bathing season by squeezing my foot in and walking on freshly salted roads, and then I've also used them during workshop robot assembly season, stepping on all sorts of metals and uneven objects. If you wear them with another pair of shoes I have no doubt they will last two years or more. Leather strings take some getting used to, but I usually don't have a problem with them (and if they do, there are white strings in the box to replace them). This is the perfect summer shoe and I would recommend it to anyone who is minding their stuff.