Clarks Desert Boots were my fav back in my high school days, and these look exactly as I remember, they do look great with jeans and casual wear. The soles are stiff though-they seem much thicker than I remember and have little give to them.  I am slowly breaking them in, started out with an hour a day and two weeks later I'm about at 2 hours.  They are not painful to wear longer but they are not comfortable either. If I knew the amount of work it would be I would not buy them and I don't think they will ever be a "all day shoe"