I bought these to be commuter shoes -- shoes to wear with my suit on my way to work.  I really like the look of them.  The black fades away and the overall shape of the shoe make them comfortable to walk in.  What makes them uncomfortable is the lack of padding.  I admit that I wear them most of the time with dress socks or hose and not an atheletic sock but after the first couple of days my feet started to hurt and blister from the lack of padding under the ball of my foot.  I've had to get gel inserts to be able to continue to wear them.  With the gel inserts they work pretty well and I still wear them to work every day.  If I had to do it over I probably would get the more expensive option I was considering in hopes that it would have more padding.  They're good but not great.