text: My only complaint about these high-priced sandals - The upper & lower foot straps are 'cheap-thin-leather' sewn to a synthetic backing that stretches-a-lot over a short period of time of use...and/or if the sandals become Wet. Well of course your sandals are going to get wet - that's what sandals are for, to wear around Water.<br /> In my opinion, a $100 pair of sandals should have a durable and heavy quality foot strap to prevent stretching. The Vionics FAILED on this very important issue. Here is the damaging issue: The straps on these Vionics 'stretched-so-much' that the Velcro (which secures the upper strap to the lower) OVEREXTENDED it's reach to the lower Velcro-Strip so much that I could not fasten the Upper Strap around my foot. (there was no Velcro to fasten to on the bottom strap) So, I went to the local shoe-repair-man and had New and Longer Velcro-Strips sewn on the straps so I could fasten the upper strap to the lower.<br />Bottom-Line: These $100 Vionics are made with cheap-thin-stretchable-leather-straps, and are NO-Match for Quality of The Sperry Top-Siders at 1/2 the price of these Vionics.