I bought these about a year ago and have not worn them very much because, unfortunately, I got them a size too small. I squeezed into them enough for them to get a little scratched up, but you can see they're barely even creased and the soles have pretty much no wear. I'm sure the scratches will come out with a little bit of wax -- I haven't done any maintenance to them at all. I just put the standard brown laces back in them, so that's how they'll come.