text: The product is synthetic despite the description stating it is leather, which to most indicates it is genuine. Despite the description incorrectly representing the product they are a nice fit for the price, the shoe runs a little small so I'd advise going a half size up. Being constructed of synthetic material the shoe is very hot, if you have sweaty or smelly feet I would not advise purchasing these... i have neither but can definately feel a significant difference between these and my other nearly identical ones made of genuine leather (the material does not breathe well). If this is not an issue for you then you'll be very happy with your purchase.