text: I teach, and so I'm always on the lookout for comfortable shoes that I can wear while standing for six or so hours each day.  I wore these right out of the box yesterday -- and was amazed at how comfortable they are!  I wore these to teach for five hours, but was at work for a total of ten hours yesterday, and these made my feet very, very happy.<br /><br />Like another reviewer mentioned, these first arrived by mistake in black in a box marked brown.  (I had thought that maybe it was just a really dark brown, but the undersoles of the shoes said that the color was black.)  I returned and re-ordered them, and the second shipment did, in fact, contain brown shoes.  Be sure to check the shoes carefully in case this is a common pattern.<br /><br />The sole is actually very flexible (I had been worried about this since another reviewer said that it wasn't), and the cushioning in the sole is very supportive.  Often I come home with the bottoms of my feet sore from standing so much, but I came home yesterday with no sore feet at all.<br /><br />I had watched a video on a shopping site for these shoes, and the Clarks representative said that they put some good technology into these shoes to make them more comfortable.  I have to agree!<br /><br />I also found that they run true to size.  I'm pretty much a 7 1/2 in street shoes, and these fit perfectly, even with thick socks.<br /><br />I wore this with a girly dress and some thick brown socks to add some edge to the look, but they would look equally great under pants or with tights once the weather cools down.  I got a bunch of compliments on them, too, which is always nice.