This shoe looks a little funny (as do almost all Ecco shoes) but they are so comfortable I could walk for hours in them.  Great build quality.  Right now I am buying all Ecco shoes because I don't care about to follow the ever changing fashion trends, I love well-built comfortable shoes, and they are almost impossible to wear out.  My oldest pair in another style is 7 years old, I wear them all the time, and they are still going strong.