At under fifty dollars, these have proved both attractive in appearance and a comfortable fit. Bending to tie laces having become a problem due to my age, they have satisfied my need for them to slip on easily (using a long, solid shoehorn). They were intended for, and have been used as, shoes for surfaces not subject to weather or indifferent surfaces so that I cannot comment upon such matters. For my use, they seem to be sufficiently sturdy  to give long wear. The size seems to fit general American expectations, being a bit but not much on the larger side of the norm rather, as so many reviewed, measurably small for the size.