they are in essence a terrible imitation of the ROMICA shoes...and when it comes to feet...I learned it is best to stay with what makes the FEET feel good, comfortable and soft to walk in...THOSE are NOT it...as soon as I did receive them and noticed that they even lack the ROMICA quality and that they did not fit right, I returned them. I will stick with the REAL THING...and ROMICA is IT even if they cost so much more...my FEET do deserve the best...and these are not it.