These shoes fit my husband well, but after a couple of months, they reek. The odor is similar to cat urine. We searched all over the closet,  pulled up the crawl space door, then my husband mentioned that it might be his shoes. Bingo! The stench was overpowering and not present in his Skechers. I will be contacting New Balance because from what I have read, this is a common problem with some styles.