I ordered these shoes in black for winter because I LOVE the flip flop style and wore them until late October (it stays pretty warm where I live). I wore out a pair of FitFlop Oasis thongs, but they were so awesome! I even hiked a little in the Grand Canyon with them and they worked great. The Gogh clogs are great shoes as well, but I haven't worn them nearly as much as the thongs and they started to smell bad after about a month of occasional wear. I have never had a pair of shoes smell bad, so I am curious as to what happened to these. They smell so bad that I don't wear them anymore. I have cleaned them with various products and nothing works. It's a real pity because they are super comfortable and keep leg/back/foot pain at bay (I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am very active, so I have a lot of pain--but not with these shoes).