I bought these shoes for my husband who has a very long and narrow foot.  For work, he usually wears "business casual" clothes. Since his feet are so narrow, his shoe choices are limited so he wears either dress shoes or white tennis shoes.  It has been almost impossible to find comfortable, casual shoes in narrow sizes.  Since his tennis shoes are more comfortable than his dress shoes, he wears tennis shoes almost every day.  So, while his well-worn tennis shoes have been comfortable, they have definitely hurt his overall appearance.  He loves NB tennis shoes so I looked for a NB shoe that looked like a casual shoe and this NB Country Walking shoe was it!  These NB Country Walking shoes look like casual shoes but they are as comfortable as his most comfortable tennis shoes.  They go well with "business casual" clothes.  Overall, my husband looks much better at work.  Also, since his shoes are so comfortable, he is more likely to go out and walk somewhere for lunch, rather than just stay in his building and eat something out of a machine.  These NB Country Walking shoes are a great way to discretely wear comfortable shoes to work.