text: I received these shoes on March 13th and have been wearing them as my primary shoe since receiving.  I think they're great, other than the durability issue.  In less than 4 months, I am already seeing an issue with the sole separating from the upper near the ball of my foot (right where the shoe creases when I walk).  This is more prevalent on the inside edge of the shoes, but noticeable on the outside edge as well.<br /><br />The separation on the left shoe is more pronounced - It looks like approximately half an inch, essentially separated down to the red &#34;V&#34; on the bottom of the shoe.<br /><br />Since the sole is not stitched to the upper and there is no cutout in the sole to account for the natural roll of your foot when you walk, this appears to be a design flaw.  This same sort of separation is also occurring on the very tip of the toe on both shoes, which appears to just be poor assembly since there should be minimal flexing there. Disappointing for $110, they're getting a bit too beat up to wear with nice jeans or something.  I guess I'll relegate them to gym use.<br /><br />Also, I noticed the tan leather darkens the more I wear them from my foot juice.  Gross.<br /><br />(As a side note, I think it's funny that the Amazon review input form wants to know if these shoes provide good arch support...)