I love my Sanita Karl Clogs because of three main reasons. First reason, function; second reason, looks; and third reason, craftsmanship.

Function: The Karl Clog, is a true Danish design that works to allow a guys feet to strike, roll, and heels lift while exercising the legs and forcing the core to adjust organically. Because of the natural support of the shoe, you instantly feel yourself standing more erect and with time, back problems and neck problems are adjusted away through healthy posture and corrected motion. The reason for this is because the arch in the foot gets a chance to work because the toes work harder as they were intended to do, and the ankles get to flex, and the overall legs get to experience fatigue, until the little stabilizing muscles toughen up. The rocker bottom, actually propels a guy forward making walking, similar to that of going barefoot. With the heel being unobstructed, the foot will naturally do what G-d has designed it to do and stabilize the entire posture. This is why you see doctors, physical therapists, nurses, chefs, cooks, and any professional guy needing to be on his feet much; wear clogs like these. It's a worthy investment that I can vouch for first hand, after having back problems for years due to a sports injury and rediscovering clogs in my early twenties. Now, in my thirties, I remain back problem free.

LOOKS: The Sanita Karl Clog looks masculine, with black, brown, and white being the main colors. I have mine in black in an oil finish. It looks great with or without socks in a pair of jeans, cords, khakis, chinos, and cargo pants or shorts. I cater a few events every year on the side and I'll wear them with black slacks too. I have seen other guys wear them with suits, --not a good look. And in Denmark, I've seen guys wear them with sports shorts and white socks, --also not a good look. At most, business casual is the way to go with these. These shoes are easy to keep up by stuffing them with newspaper filled socks and letting them rest two to three days a week. For those who are a bit on the shy side and don't want to walk about town in them; that's okay. I was like that in the beginning and wore them only at home as a house shoe. As my back repaired and I was fatigue free, and was happy to wear them everywhere and talked them up like an evangelist. When my buds would make a comment about them, I had them slip them on and they were amazed on how they felt just standing and squatting without balance loss, compared to being barefoot and in their regular shoes. For the Crocs wearers, the transition is always easy as I explain that what they are wearing are trainer clogs. Time to grow up and invest in the real thing for maximum health benefit. Probably 40% of my male friends own clogs now.

CRAFTSMANSHIP: Ok, so there is a debate about Dansko's vs. Sanita's; let me put it to rest once and for all. Sanita is the original, always has been, they also always have been manufactured in Europe. They are clogs you've seen in hospitals and professional kitchen for decades, even when Dansko was marketing them. It's Sanita's design and innovation but for a long period of time it was sold under the Dansko brand in North America. This is called 'Brand Engineering.' It's like the Chevrolet Cobalt and its Pontiac G5 twin, same car different brands. In this case the manufacturer was Sanita until Dansko struck a deal to manufacture a set of clogs that appears almost identical, in Asia. Now that Sanita is marketing their own brand internationally, I still value the craftsmanship of Sanita in Europe, so I now buy my clogs from them. I'm not at all opposed to buying Dansko, just not the Karl and other traditional styles, --although I do like the bull-hide leather they now have as an option. In a nutshell, Sanita still manufactures their original and new designs, using the best materials and European craftsmanship.

I hope this helps with you making your decision to purchase the Sanita Karl.