I've been wearing shoes since I was born. I've never had a pair that I could actually call as next best to my feet.  But this pair certainly feels just like that. It is so light that it feels like you are not wearing any shoe at all.  And the leather is so soft that you hardly feel any burden to your feet. It's like butter to a knife. The soles are made of rubber compound making it really light and pliable.  It just follows the contours of your feet. And the fit to my feet is just unbelievably snug. My experience with loafers is that they are either loose on the ankle or too narrow for my wide feet.  But the Shriner I got fit so well it was snug on the ankle and wide enough to accomodate my feet although at first I was afraid that the size I got (10w) wouldn't fit my usually 10.5EEE size. The leather too is so shiny it barely takes just a dry rag to polish it. I just hope that they could make more colors of this particular model so I can get them in different colors. Best value for money.