We have been buying vans for many years. but never on amazon. This pair of shoes, although they looked like official Vans, were an inferior product. These don't have to be official vans, but they cost the same as the originals. A few weeks later they already have holes in the canvas - both shoes, same stain. In all the years we've bought vans, we've never had this problem. This happened just before Amazon's return period, so I cannot return the item. Very disappointed.