I expected a superior arch support as my other Keen shoes has them.  If you don't need arch supports, these may be wonderful for you.  They have a strange jelly type insole that makes your feet very hot and sweaty if you don't wear socks.  The material (supposedly leather) in the &#34;straps&#34; on the side of the toes is very thin and I do not doubt they will tear eventually, however the part that covers the end top of the toe and the top of the foot are reinforced.  I kept the shoe, because I needed a pair that I could slip my foot into at the time I purchased them.  I wear them in the house, with socks and they are ok if I change them out for shoes with an arch support after 4 or 5 hrs.