I have bought these for my grandfather who had itchy and swollen feet. I was looking for light shoes with smooth fabric that would help him walk easily and not make his skin more irritated. what I liked about these shoes was the fact that they were easy to slip on.

unfortunately, when these shoes arrived, they were heavy in weight and the fabric was some sort of wool which would not help at all in reducing the irritation he had.

If you are planning to buy it for an elderly to walk with it, I would recommend that you find a lighter shoe and let me know where you bought it from :)