I bought these for work, though admittedly I did not need the steel toe. I suppose what these would be best for is a person who stands most of the day, but doesn't have to do much walking. Each shoe weighs one and half pounds, which starts to feel very heavy after you've had them on for 9+ hours. The insole is rather firm and not very supportive, so I put in a gel insole. This helped a little, but weight makes them uncomfortable at the end of the day. In fact, most days my feet and even up to my shins tend to hurt. Not having to tie laces is nice, and these do look good enough to wear out on the town, so to speak. Although they scuff easily, that is taken care of with a little shoe polish. Also, these shoes tend to run about a half size large. Unfortunately, these shoes aren't what I expected and I will probably have to go back to sneakers which are about a third the weight and have more resilient insoles.