Brought these for a present for my son, March 2013, he had a pair last summer and lived in them, originally I thought they were expensive for what they were and they would fall apart quickly but he wore and wore them and they lasted the whole summer. Because he's old ones were so worn out I thought I would treat him to a new pair, I went by the size in his last pair which were a size 9 and I ordered a size 9. The shoes are smart, comfortable and do last but unfortunately the sizing seems to have altered slightly for this year and they came up too big, too loose to keep on, so have returned and will wait to go to the shop and try the next size smaller on. Overall though the shoe itself is very good.