I don't wish to offend anyone with the "Nana" comment.  I love Nana's.  But I am not ready to wear my Nana's shoes, despite my aging feet and inoperable bunion.  These are comfy, yet kind of cool and definitely work well with black pants for work or jeans for the weekend.  I have worn them often for a few months now and the soles show almost zero wear.  They are easy to wipe off if they get dusty or muddy.  I wouldnt call them waterproof but they do fine in the rain.  I have a bunion on one foot so I have to rode the wide and was pleasntly surprised to find they fit both my wide foot and my normal foot comfortably.  All in all a great shoe.