text: Sad to say with the rise in price, the quality of fitflops has gone down.  I was excited to get a pair not lined in cheap microfiber, but the so called leather was very stiff and plastic looking/feeling.  I took five steps in these and the stitching as well as the edges of thr cut outs rubbed horribly.  I usually size down from my usual 9 to an 8 in fitflops, but found with these that while the length was good in the 8, the top wa still kind of loose.  I wish they would go back to doing nice quality suede and leather, toss the microfiber and the stiff leather.  I sent them back.