OK, maybe I had big hope for this pair, I got it about two weeks ago and my son loved it. It is made of leather and and they do look really nice. My son like them, but two days ago he came to me and complained almost crying that his new shoes start loosing thread around bottom front of the shoes. For the price that they charge it is inexcusable, they use very nice materials why not to use thread that can hold at least for one season? Two weeks and shoes start breaking, not broke yet, but getting there...