Not hideous but def not sexy :) The thong is thicker than normal-not a problem for me as I wear flipflops all the time. The material is the lighter/softer kind of rubber, so that's nice. The 7 was EXACT so I took an 8 which is a TAD big but better. Where is the fabulous arch support I heard about? I get better arch support from my cheap imitation crocs than this. Yes there's an arch curve but I'm stepping every which why to try to get it to touch my arch/feel supportive. I have fairly low arches.