"The style of these shoes is really jazzy. However, they are poorly constructed. There is a glued seam on the front of the shoe beside the laces. A quality shoe would not have a seam conspicuously placed on the front of the shoe like that. They should have used one piece of leather so a seam would not be needed there at all. Also, the stitching on the shoes is not neat. It really should not be visible. Bottom line.... considering that these are supposed to be "designer" shoes, the quality of construction is not up to standard especially for the price (original price or sale price)."