Review on KEEN Men's Austin Chocolate Brown Fashion Sneakers by John Hashman

Just bought a third pair of Keen Austins in brown. meaning you can pull them properly over the arch of your foot. The heel does not slip. Wrap around toe sole found on most Keen shoes and keeps them looking good much longer than other shoes. but more dressy situations (work, church, etc.), but still working in a bar with jeans on - no idea how, but never seems to get too hot in them, even in the summer - and doesn't seem to get too cold in the winter - for Moderate hikes (actually anything that doesn't require ankle support) they're totally fine - I could even walk in them if I had to. Disadvantages: There are only three disadvantages. I can skip the first one entirely and I'm only mentioning it because I got my third pair yesterday: they ALWAYS envision breaking in. About two weeks! I forget because then they're so perfect, but now I walk like Frankenstein. Second, this model changes slightly over time. You can clearly see that the accented leather was used to reinforce the laces on my shoes: this is new. My last two pairs were covered in the same leather across the entire upper. A more annoying change was that my first pair of Austins didn't have any padding around the hole: it was just two layers of leather stitched together. I'm sure they think it's more convenient, but I also think it's part of the hacking problem and also affects their looks. never) as they are a ticking time bomb. I seem to get 1.5-3 years of perfect use from them and then they just start falling apart. The laces break, the sole rips, the upper separates from the sole, the stitching starts to rip, and all of this happens within a month or two. I understand that's what you can expect from mass-produced products from India (and Keen is definitely at the top of that pile), and I understand that it's in Keen's interest to design them to last a certain lifespan, but I'd be willing to do more Spending $50 on shoes that last two more years.