4. "doesn't really matter, but my choice is leather" In response to Reply # 0
been wearing them for 25+ years, back to the early 90s and crunchy, stocks-n-socks, New England hippy aesthetic.
Bigger question to my mind is whether to go with the heel straps. First several pairs had the heel strap. Current pair does not. Probably never going back to heel strap. I usually wound up not using it, and then it would be under my heel instead of around it.
Give 'em some time to break in. Current pair took a while but now feels amazing.