By way of context, I'm a diehard crocs fan. I own eat least 15 pairs in various styles, and evangelize them to the point where my friends get annoyed. I was fully prepared to love these shoes (I found that they ran true-to-size, btw) -- they're cute, trim, neat, and for crocs relatively elegant (they even make one's feet look smaller).

The problem is the new material crocs is using for some of its current-season shoes. It's more attractive and much sleeker than the old rubbery-looking material (croslite). It's slightly translucent, so it looks nice against bare skin. BUT, this new material is very, very, very rigid, to the point where the shoes were literally flying off my feet and across the room as I walked around the house (and, again, the size isn't too big for me). And unlike croslite (which is used in the otherwise-comfortable footbed), it's doubtful this material will soften over time.

For what it's worth, they're quite comfortable if you're standing perfectly still. But if you do plan to try them out, make sure to walk around a bit before committing. I'm reluctantly returning mine because they're simply not functional for taking even a few steps. (Aside: they might work with tights or socks to provide some friction inside the shoe. However, since they're somewhat translucent I can't imagine they'd look good with tights, and, to my fashion eye, they were obviously designed with the expectation that people would wear them with bare feet.)