I bought this pair for my wife from Amazon.  I own a pair for myself that I purchased in our local mall.  They are great barefoot style shoes.  After seeing mine she had to have a pair for herself.  These shoes are super comfortable and so far pretty durable.  Easy to clean too, just stick them in the washing machine and set them out to dry.  Neither of us really use these as strictly running shoes, probably because they are so comfortable we want to wear them everywhere.  We both also own a couple pairs of Vibram Fivefingers which we use for running.  These aren't quite as noticeable as those, but still unique enough to turn some heads.  Have I mentioned how comfortable they are?