Let’s just say we hempowered our upscale, lace-to-toe deconstructed skater by adding hemp panels and tying them into a leather vamp. Heavy stitching defines a rough stuff upper, with PU molded protection at heel and toe and a wraparound crepe rand over a Merrell Artrek™ sticky rubber sole.…
You have to put a cushion in-sole in these shoes. They fit a bit big and the they are hard on the soles of your feet without adding cushioning, which takes care of them being oversize. My grandson has a good laugh at both of my pairs of Merrill shoes. I think they're great - after fixing the in-soles. Both pairs!