In the past couple of years I've developed some foot problems, so it is a very, very big deal for me to find shoes that are comfortable and don't exacerbate problems I have with my feet. I was extremely dubious about getting these Kenneth Cole slip ons. For one thing, they looked like - and are - shoes that you would wear at the office or upon occasions that you would want dress up. These are not normally shoes that you associate with ease on your feet. Finally, I've often found that it takes time to break shoes like this in. So it was something of a shock to put these on and discover that they in fact were immediately among the most comfortable shoes that I own. In fact, they were so comfortable upon putting them on I immediately decided to risk wearing them while I walked my dog. When we got back from our long daily walk, I needed to do some yard work and it was only after starting that I realized that spreading lime on my yard was probably not a good activity for brand new dress shoes. But the point is that the shoes were so comfortable that I didn't even notice when I started doing yard work. That is the very definition of a comfortable shoe.