Granted these shoes are really cute and basically comfortable except for one problem: on the insole there is a seam running directly across the middle of the ball of the foot which after about 2 hrs. causes a lot of discomfort. For this kind of money I should be able to expect that Ariat thinks their designs thru a little more carefully! I'll wear them; but not for long periods of time - other than that I'm going back to Dansko!