MEPHISTO Men's Douk Full-Grain Leather Lace-Up Derby

This is a very comfortable and well-made shoe, beating out a similar ECCO by orders of magnitude. The leather used is remarkable in it's softness, yet seem like it will be long-wearing as well with its finish. They are excellent walking shoes. Pros: as mentioned above. Cons: - Not as attractive as pictured. It's downright homely. ECCO's moccs are much better looking. - The laces are much too long, though are well made. - Sizing is a bit on the large size. I was able to correct with a thin foam insert in the rear-foot area. - The soles are relatively inflexible and make a clopping sound when walking, though they seem like they will wear well.

Great shoes, but jeez, shoelaces are wrong length - 50% too long. Now I need to run out and buy new laces for new shoes. Come on, Mephisto. You can do better.