I have not worn these
"I have not worn these outside the house yet. I have Frye campus boots I bought new in 2010 and I purchased these to wear at my wedding and to replace the old ones. As far as quality goes, these which are stamped “made in Mexico” do not seem to meet the same standards I grew used to with my first pair. The inside seam is exposed and open which does not have the same smooth comfortable finish as my 2010 campus boots that are stamped “made in the USA”. The leather on the new boots inside seems cheap and thin and seems to be bubbling or separating from the outside leather even though I have never worn them other than trying them on. The 2010 USA made fryes have no exposed seams and are finished with thick leather bands on the outside to cover the outside seam- because the seam is on the outside the seam is covered with a thick leather band- after years of walking in them eventually that wore thin and wore out. These have a cheap seeming binding as a “finish” on the sides but I can tell that after some real wear they will destroyed fairly quickly. I was so happy with my first pair of fryes- I wore them to every festival and class through college and they held up to weather and my destructive lifestyle— I just needed to get them worked on once or twice a year. These do not seem like they will last half as long even with consistent care. I bought 9. 5s in 2010 but after reading the reviews I sized a half size up and was happy because they definitely fit differently. Theres a high arch in this pair. If you want nice fryes I would reccomend looking for a gently used vintage pair. It really seems that although their price remains high, the quality has gone down considerably in the past 15 years."