I purchased a black pair and they are incredibly comfortable and the perfect style I was searching for.  I was apprehensive of the new soles that are found on these boots as I've been wearing Docs for 20 years now and have become accustomed to their distinctive feel and was hesitant to wear anything new or different.  I tried the second gen sole in the 90s and despised them.  I was happy to see Doc continue to make the original sole.  In the end I tried them and am glad I did!

They feel instantly broke in.  The side walls of the leather uppers are soft and supple which took my original pair of docs over three or four years to achieve this level of comfort.  When laced all the way up they for fit your lower calf much like a moccasin style apache boot or really worn combat boot would.

I am very impressed with the updated sole design.  It feels more "grippy" than the older sole design.  I live in a humid climate where concrete floors "sweat" moisture making it very slippery and I would slide very often with my old docs but these have done great so far. Even with the changes you can still feel the trademark "bouncing soles" of this boots predecessors, perhaps even more than the original soles.  If you have very high arches you will need an insert.  I have high arches and found them to be only adequate in this area but no more than that.

Bottom line, very stylish and comfortable.  Another win for Dr. Marten.