The shoes are initially extremely beautiful. The main problem they have is that they are not waterproof. They have no resistance to water. I discovered this during hiking in the mountains where in five minutes water had entered from the morning humidity of the plants I was stepping on. The second problem is the size. My size is generally 42 1/2. I got them in 42 2/3 and they were small. I exchanged them for 43 1/3 and they were still narrow. I would not recommend them for mountains or hiking.