I have used Hotter shoes for some years now, they are fabulously comfortable, though a bit pricey. The colour stability is not that great on the paler colours, but shoe quality as regards comfort and durability cannot be beaten. It is like walking on air, THE most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. I never have to 'wear them in', I just put them on and could walk for miles straight away, no pinching or rubbing. Only slight gripe on the paler colours is that the colour tends to wear from the toes and other friction points easily. With the darker colours that is easily rectified with polish, but creams (white, cream colours etc.,) can never fully replenish the colours. However this slight gripe is heavily outweighed by the great comfort factor. One more gripe - PLEASE bring back the SUNSET/SUNRISE shoe, you have a very similar one with crosses sewn on the front, but prefer the plainer version myself.