I just read an article in the New York Times about women fighting madly over 4-inch designer heels at Barney's. The writer remarked haughtily that "sensible shoes -- stubby walkers, rubberized clods -- do not inspire [that] sort of shoe lust." As someone who thinks women are crazy to suffer so for shoes they can barely walk in, I beg to differ. I craved these orange and pink shoes, with their cute buckled T-strap and rubber bumper. Because they're Privos, I figured they'd be comfortable right out of the box. And they are. Nice that Privos figured out how to make sporty shoes with a lower cut in front. The novelty of the massaging insoles wears off quickly (you pretty much forget about them), but these shoes are certainly made to be worn with bare feet (no problems with lingering odor).