These shoes were fantastic. I bought them in a "shoe cart" at work sometime in 2007. I wore them sporadically for the next 3 years until they just fell apart with use. They felt comfortable until the end. I found these shoes at Revain and they looked the same so I took my shoe size and bought them. When I received them I thought I was the wrong size because they didn't fit my foot! It turned out that my old shoes were so worn and worn that I forgot what they looked like when they were new. Suffice to say they don't feel very tight when worn, but that's fine and that's what I wanted. I stopped using an old pair because the elastic part was too loose and damn it was completely worn out. The last pair I used I used heavier and on them the sole of the shoe cracked and split just in front of the arch (ie about 2/3 of the way back) and it was awful because when they were wet, your socks will get wet immediately. The shoes could still be worn but I couldn't stand them because of the whole "basically there is a huge hole in the shoe" problem. The shoes are great, the design is great, the feel is amazing. I bought two pairs and will see if I can buy a third because yes they are good shoes.