I live in an area where it's very Florida-esque. It rains every day, but it's also sunny every day. This plastic shoe makes perfect sense here. This shoe is an improvement from the previous Patricia I. I've never owned the first model, but I tried both of these on in the store before going home and buying from Amazon, and the Patricia II is just better looking on the foot because the strap shows more of your foot and makes your ankle look nicer.