Love CLARKS!!! LOVE THESE....with 1 exception...I DID need to get arch supports. My foot...not the shoes!!!! Yes you pay more...BUT YOU GET MORE and a longer life of your shoe!!! If you are starting out, first buy a casual shoe or sandal that you are going to bop around in all of the time...you will (I did), fall in love with CLARKS! I have Fibromyalgia and RA, Osteoarthritis and multiple joint replacements...so having shoes that feel good, that don't fit and Do hurt...are a GODSEND!