I'm a sockless bum, I like any type of shoes I can wear without socks. I started with Sperry's and still wear them, then I went to Vibram ViveFingers and love them, and now I'm on Sanuk's. I have 2 pair of Sanuks, the standards in grey, and most recently the Chiba in Tan. My chiba's are freakin awesome and they are really coimfortable. I would reccomend these kicks to anyone.