The undisputed worst shoes I’ve ever bought. Started digging into my heel immediately and I figured I just needed to wear them in, but no...After two days wearing these to work both my heels/ankles were sore and grazed. I tried warming the backs to soften the leather, pressed them down with books and even went at them with a hammer to try to break the backs. Nothing worked to soften or make these shoes wearable, hence the 5 stars for durability. After two weeks my heels were bleeding and lacerated by the bizarrely hard and sharp backs. Grateful to the global pandemic for giving me a break from these Bond villain-sequel evil contraptions, I’ve got the cash to buy a pair that won’t leave me hobbling on bloody stumps. To the company responsible for making these monstrous excuses for shoes I say please for the love of god STOP - you are bad at this.Returned immediately as shoes are very stiff (leather and sole). Sharp edges cut into heel and ankle, stiff waxed laces are hard to work with.From the start shoes feel like they made of wood.Will take a lot of walking and bleeding to break these shoes in.Extra star added for adequate price but trust me - They priced low for reason.Went back to premium brand,paid through the nose but worth every penny.Even after a few weeks I'm still having to put some tape on my heels in the morning to stop back of them wearing the skin away during the day, I've tried smoothing the heels, putting tape on the shoes instead of my feet (saves the socks getting abraded but the tape peels off during the day). Will I buy again? I don't think so.I have had this shoes for a while.. and couldn't be more happy they look really good and I was waiting to use them for a while to see if the color would get lighter with scratches or rain but they are still looking like new. I would recommend them!I bought these as formal footwear in 2021. They claim to be 'leather'. These are not animal leather. I only wore these Satanic items twice, & never worn them again. The inside of the heel is not lined, unlike the footbed, which is padded & comfortable. The inside of the heel is like a stiff cardboard, & even when using gel heel pads as cushioning, my heel rubbed furiously to the point of bleeding & being very painful & almost crippling.Save your time and money & purchase a respected name.