Every time my workhorses wear out, costing me 6 months to a year of intense wear, I replace them with the exact same black ones. I wore my slogers with my pants and people thought I was wearing dress shoes. They have a high gloss. Our garden is heavily planted with perennials and annuals, not to mention all the trees. Watering takes several hours a week, and these are the perfect shoes to wear. I also wear them for walks when it rains a little. In heavy rain I wear slogger boots. I wear a size 12 and they fit true to size.