I was very happy with this purchase.  Yes, the shoes are overpriced.  But the look is great.  Unfortunately, in the first thirty days of wearing the shoes for casual occasions, the sewn attachment which holds the &#34;tongue&#34; fabric (the center fabric, between the eyelits) in place became torn and will have to be re-sewn by me.  I suspect that this was just a defect in manufacture.  Yes, these shoes are very lightweight, and not very sturdy, but this seam should not have torn loose in the first thirty days of occasional wear.