These shoes have a horrible smell to them. Not like smelly feet. But like a chemically mildew smell. Difficult to explain, but very noticeable even when wearing them. I even washed (and scrubbed) them inside and out with bleach and sundried them as well as high heat drying and stuffed them with dryer sheets and odor killers, and replaced the insoles. Smell went away for a few days and then came right back.<br /><br />Never had a pair of shoes do this, and none of my other shoes do it.<br /><br />Too bad. They're quite comfortable. Just something wrong with the materials I suppose.