I purchased these water shoes for a camping trip in which I was planning to do some river tubing and wanted more than flip-flops in which to walk on the rocky bottom of the river. When I put them on to test them out before the trip, I was amazed at how light-weight and comfortable they are! I ended up using them as tennis shoes and will be buying another pair in a different color, I like them so much. They're just funky enough to be odd, but not so see through that socks will show through them, so they can totally pass as tennis shoes. I love them.