I bought these because I had a trip to New Orleans coming up (which required a lot of walking) and because I am about to start teaching (which requires a lot of standing). Standing in these is great, I have bad arches, and these give firm support and they are cute and versatile. However, walking for long periods in this can get painful. The bottoms are very hard and textured, so rubbing against it for a whole day became painful, as well as the straps (perhaps due to my feet swelling throughout the day). They do fine in the rain, which is nice, but I wouldnt wear them for a walking excursion again.