these are flat , no artch , but thats ok with me , i have a arched foot , but i find these comfy still , these are my second pair purchased in the woman's department , i am a woman and i have been buying Sanuk brand for 3 years now , i tried a woman's 3 years ago , and they were extremly narrow, i have a wide foot , so i had to buy a men's , my husband always hated them , but due to the major comfort i purchased them in men's anyway , i reciently purchased in woman's again , and they have changed from narrow to a wider shoe , in a bunch of different styles , i was so happy , i got 4 different styles , had to return 1 , 1 said they run &#34; small , and to purchase a size larger &#34;, well that was not the case for me , they are all true to thier size in my case . NOW , anyway , so glad they made a change ! now my hubby thinks they are cute on me ! so glad they made the women's wider , i'm sure thier sales have gone up in the woman's department , give it time , news will spread , and another thing is the places they are sold like in the malls are not advertising , my friend said she was in a big city mall and couldn't find them anywhere , i told her Pac Sun , she said that was the 1 store she didn't go in . Please advetise !!!!