These shoes are GREAT. The purple color is very pretty. The shoelaces are sort of crimped, which confused me at first, until it dawned on me that they will never come untied... seriously. Awesome. I am using these shoes during my Insanity workouts, and I never realized what a difference using cross training shoes instead of running shoes could do!  I haven't done a real running workout in them, but I have run a small amount and didn't like them too much in that respect.  Also, I wore them to work one day (at a factory), and discovered they weren't too terribly comfortable for that either.  So if you are looking for a running shoe or a work shoe, I would look elsewhere, but if you are looking for an awesome cross training or casual shoe, these are definitely it! Plus, they are at least assembled in the U.S. - bonus.