I am an RN on a med/surg floor and spend most of my nights on my feet on a hard concrete floor as most other nurses, I was wearing tennis shoes but needed more support because my back was bothering me soo bad the pain was unbearable at times. It took me a couple times of wearing to get used to them. I have narrow ankles and was worried because the shoe does not fit snug around my ankles( they are made this way) once I was used to this new adjustment, I simply wear my shoes everywhere. They are stylish and comfortable and I just love them. I receive compliments everywhere I go about my shoes. I scrapped the side of one of my shoes but it seemed to have resealed itself back together. You can't even tell that the area of the shoe was once torn or ripped!