text: These shoes used to be really durable years ago.  I wore my first pair for 4 years in all kinds of weather.  The leather eventually faded after a few years and I had them polished and kept wearing them for another year until they finally wore out.<br /><br />The pair I bought at a store last year started falling flaking a few months after wearing them.  I'm guessing they switched to a different material that is much lower quality.<br /><br />Then we get to the pair I JUST BOUGHT off amazon.  They're already falling apart after just 3 days of wearing them!  See pictures.