text: This is our third pair of New Balance shoes that we've purchased for our son, who can destroy the cheap shoes in about 2 weeks. The other two pairs held up very well against my son, but this pair lasted less than a month. The front half of the shoe is a cheap mesh fabric and the detailing is just painted on. Needless to say, without any durable material along the sides, the paint wore off and he now has huge holes in the sides.