I actually bought these because they were fun colors, stylish & comfy (tried them on in-store). I'm never afraid to wear the bright colors but because I always buy a 1/2 size larger for gym shoes I couldn't help but see clown shoes every time I looked down. I think if the laces were a different color to provide some contrast that would help. If you're looking at the shoes in other colors they're very comfortable but I ended up returning mine for a pair of (bright blue) Nike's instead.