This shoe feels as good as it looks. I have come to expect nothing less than the highest quality from Merrell & this shoe doesn't disappoint. It is built as a water shoe which I will keep in mind but there is no doubt you can wear this shoe on a daily basis. Fits true to size, of course you are not wearing a sock so you will feel a little bit more room in the toe box than normal so i would recommend going a half size down if you are already on the edge of fitting into a half size lower. I wear a sz 12 & would consider dropping to an 11.5 if I were trying them on in a store, I however definitely like my shoes to fit like gloves with very little extra room in the toe box. The colors in the pic are pretty accurate to the actual shoe but just so you have a better idea, they are a VERY light colored blueish/grey with the blue accents that you can obviously see in the photo.