I bought these to have a pair of shoes that could be business casual but that were comfy enough to walk around in all day. Within a week of getting these I was sent to Amsterdam and the Hague for a week on a business trip and ended up walking around for an average of 4 hours a day. My feet are all ready used to Keens so they felt fine and these shoes held up great. They are borderline business casual, but whatever- just have a nice belt to make up the difference. Overall I'm pretty pleased with them and I hope they hold up, but I think they will.