In Short:
These are stupid looking shoes that will make you look equally unstylish & unprofessional. They don't offer much in the way of comfort. I bought these for work. I was hoping for a barefoot-style shoe that would still meet my office's dress code. Unfortunately this shoe failed to meet either of the expectations.

Build/comfort
-The shoe's stiff, low upper at the heel cut severely into my feet for weeks.
-The flat sole is nice for those of us that have gotten used to always walking barefoot or in vibrams.
-Overall, the construction seems functional, if not well-crafted. If these were regular dress shoes, they'd look like the kind you'd buy at Walmart.

Style:
-Quote from girlfriend "those look like clown shoes, why are you wearing those?"
-Quote from boss "those look like clown shoes"
-Basically, when a 65 year old government executive man and a 25 year old hipster waitress girl are both turning their nose up to something that you're wearing for the same reason, you probably shouldn't wear it.
-since there's no heel on these, all your dress pants will now fit wrong.

Added length:

In order for these shoes to overcome their negatives they'd have to be so awesome that I'd be willing to re-tailor all of my pants. They aren't comfortable. They aren't interesting enough to be nerdy-cool. They're just dumb. Avoid.