These are great barefoot shoes to use with a skirt or in the office.  The insole is removeable so you can get rid of the thin cushioning and get even more of that barefoot feeling and keep the connection to the ground with every step.  Merrell has more color and style options, but I can't wear merrell shoes as my feet are on the wide side and Merrell has narrow toe box with a sharp steep.  These on the other hand have plenty of space in the toebox.  My only major complaint is that there aren't more color options.  Some beige colored ones would be great for dress suits.  I tried to get the brown ones but that horrible orange insole just didn't look good for the office so I sent them back. So to my own dismay I only have the black ones.  But if they had more color options (and if the brown was one color instead of brown with an orangy insole) I would buy them all!