I love everything about my latest Sketchers!  I have bought many Sketchers through the years.  They are sublime travelers, especially if you go to places like Grand Canyon, Israel, rock climbing in Utah,day shopping  in New York City, absolutely anywhere. They are the best walkers and  I have never once had a problem with ones I have owned. They last forever, or so it seems.  Stitching never goes, awesome soles always alert regardless of terrain, and after walking um[teen miles in places like Israel I dunk them in a sink with suds &  they  clean up way better than expected.  I much prefer the soft shells  as opposed to all the meshy looking ones (although I have 2 pair of those and love them as we;;.