These shoes definitely don't make a fashion statement (at least not a good one) but they are, as they were intended to be, convenient and fairly comfortable. It took a couple of days to break them in so that the arches weren't making my feet ache but at least they do have arch support! I'll probably have to replace them next year since they wear quickly and get kind of stinky if you wear them for yard work (from sweaty feet) but for the price it's not such a bad re-purchase.