First of all, I bought these at a local shop. Now then, I'm not even sure why I tried these on. I didn't think they looked that great until about one second after I put them on. I was floored. I've never liked how I look in any shoe. This one's different and I'm not sure why. I normally like black shoes but this brown is dark enough that it works for me. I really love the looks of these shoes. I keep looking at the picture and I still can't believe I like them. For me, they really have to be on my feet for me to like them. The picture looks like a clunky heavy shoe. Not so.

About comfort. These are in fact NOT a clunky heavy shoe. They are very light weight. I've been wearing Merrell's for years now and I've spent some good money on them and I love them. These ecco's are a leap forward in comfort and they are lighter in weight. These are in fact so comfortable that I can honestly say they are the most comfortable shoe I've ever worn. For my foot, they required no break in period. On the first day it was full blown total comfort.

I gave these a good look over for quality control purposes and they are indeed beautiful and very well made shoes. Every stitch is perfect, the stain is perfect and they match up perfectly against each other. Mine are made in Portugal and NOT CHINA.........whooo hoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do find these run one size big for me, so if you normally wear a Euro 44. you might try a 43.

I'm not a rich man. I'm 45 years old, have a decent job, and I work hard so I can buy important things like comfortable well made shoes. I honestly believe these are the best shoes I've ever purchased, regardless of price. I've spent a little more on shoes but I've never been rewarded with this amount of comfort. I can't speak for durability, but nothing about these gives me any indication that they wouldn't last a very long time. The inserts are also leather on these bad boys. They should last a long time.