I am a long time mephisto fan. But some of their older styles are frankly kind of doddy. I ordered these to wear for a trip to Tokyo, as these look fashionable and comfortable. My feet are on the narrow side with high arches. These are extremely comfort to wear all day. While the shoes already have pretty good insoles with good arch support, my feet are skinny and bony, so I ordered these 1/2 size larger so I can put another thin flat insole under the original removable insoles for more padding, knowing I'll be walking on concrete all day. They worked perfectly. First, the shoes look expensive, high quality leather and the lizard pattern is on trend. The laces are white with sparkly silver, which dresses the shoes up even more. I wore these with pants and day dresses. I ran all over Tokyo with these shoes all day and night and my feet were blister free and comfortable. The shoes also seem to breathe well since it was in the 80sF there, but feet did not feel overly warm in these shoes. Highly recommend them.Since the insole are fully removable, you can replace the insoles with your own insoles, but because shoes are kind of dressy, if the insoles are too thick and raise your feet up to high, you may feel your heel slip.