This is my second pair of the gendo line and history repeats again. My first pair had a zipper issue in the first month. I brought it down to my local trusty cobbler and he examined the shoe. He said the leather is fine material and well built but the zippers are of low quality. Coming from an expertise, he strongly recommended to replace the zipper on both shoes with a much better quality and long lasting material. It costed about 120 bucks for both zippers but now my gendos are back in action ready to take on streets. The new pair (black/black) would’ve imagined that Y-3 would’ve fixed the issue, NOPE, same problem different shoe. So now these pair will have to go back to the shop to replace the zippers again… it’s sad that a company like Y-3 does not improve on their designs for the amount of money you spend on their gear. I have a been patron of this company’s design for a very long time and these shoes definitely need a better build and material choice..

The zipper on both shoes broke, this is disappointing especially when you pay $800.