(Erik's wife): I have been recovering from a stress fracture to the ball of my foot, which left me with very few options among my own shoes, other than my running shoes. I wanted something not-horrendous-looking that I could wear with jeans and dresses for an upcoming trip out of the country (lots of walking, lots of cobblestone). I got the gray pair, which "in person" is a great, interesting sort of periwinkle color. I LOVE THEM. Also, they are roomy on me (I usually wear a 6/6.5, and got size 37, and I do rattle around in them but I like that; they stay on just fine).

These far exceeded my expectations. Not only are they cute as buttons (in that Dankso sort of way-- a dainty shoe this is not), they are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. The inner sole is lined with something like soft suede or nubuck, and they are structured in a way that seems to evenly distribute the weight of the foot so that the pressure is off my injury. I got these about a month ago and have worn them nearly every day since... and the pain from the injury has reduced so much as to be nearly imperceptible to me now. Worth every penny.