I really really wanted to love these shoes.  I love my other Earthies and I really need a pair of black flats that are comfortable. These are not it, however.  First off, the image shows shoes of all one color/texture, but the shoes I received have a sort of shiny snakeskin texture on the back half.  I'm not wild about it, but it wasn't hideous.  But every time I put these shoes on, I'd take them off 30 seconds later and wear something else. They're squishing my toes, but I'm afraid a half-size bigger would just fall off because these slip off my heels already.  On top of that, the label sewn in to the footbed digs sharply into my instep.  I know I'll end up with a blister there if I try to walk in them all day.  The arch support seemed great but it was also pressing that dang label into my foot.