text: I was initially very pleased with these shoes.  They look cool, they go with casual outfits or can be worn with khaki pants for a nicer look. Both of my sons say they are comfortable.  These are all great things...however after a very short period of time the inside fabric of the shoe had a hole worn into it near the heal exposing the harder part of the shoe structure.  This happened with both pairs of keen shoes I bought for my boys.  Very disappointed in that!  Keen has a great reputation for shoes holding up to even the most active of boys, but that wasn't the case for me - they starting getting the holes within a few uses.  I think we've had better luck with keen sandals (even though they are hard to put on, they hold up well to wear and tear).  I can't recommend these to others, especially for the price I paid.