I bought the older version a year ago, which has an outer made from (recycled?) plastic, instead of cotton canvas. The shoes are well made and durable. The cork insoles in the TFTF version are much less comfortable than the STI Comfort insoles in the normal ones. The cork insoles and plastic outer aren't very breathable so my feet get quite hot - I only wear these in colder months. The toebox is a little narrower than Etnoes Fuerte, but isn't too narrow. I prefer Etnies Fuerte over these