What happened to them? Did you try to get them fixed at a shoe repair place? They can do wonder for cheap part of otherwise pricey shoes. I always have to get zipper replaced because they use the absolutely cheapest zippers and the repair place replaces them with quality zippers.
I got these
http://picture-cdn.wheretoget.it/wprhka-i.jpg and the zipper broke within two uses, I got it replaced and have had them for nearly ten years now. I need to get the sole reattached sometime, it's coming a bit lose.
These
http://beston.us/images/pleaser2013/CAM311-B-SUE-main.jpg I totally covet. I hope to get a pair sometime. <3
I've gotten many pairs of these
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/3/9/0/0/2/webimg/684159721_o.jpg and have had to had the zipper replaced in every pair. Unfortunately I always break the heel doing the splits in them. My local shoe guy used to fix them for me but because of girls causing him drama or just not picking up their shoes he started refusing to fix "those" types of shoes. So they're all in the closet until I find a new guy.