text: These shoes' primary virtue is being both slip-resistant and silver, a rare combination. They are thoroughly slip-resistant, I can say that. The company's blather about their rigorous product testing on all kinds of surfaces seems to be legit. They are definitely silver, in a patchy sort of way that's well-represented in the photos -- looks a bit more like a sponge-painting job of silver over white rather than a uniform silver, but I happen to like them that way. I think they look pretty good, for work shoes.<br /><br />That said, they are short, narrow, and lack the height or volume you'd need if you wanted to put in arch supports, or any other kind of inserts, or socks. I ordered a half-size up from my normal and should have ordered at least a full size up. I'll barely be able to wear them with thin nylon pedis, let alone the cottony ones I prefer to absorb sweat. I'm hoping the material will stretch enough with use that this will change, though, so I'm not sending them back.<br /><br />The other reason I'm not sending them back is that I had the devil's own time getting them sent to me in the first place. The company says they sent out no less than four pairs to me before one finally made it through. Townforst was reasonable about communicating throughout the hassle, so I'm not too pissed, but it would have been nice to have been able to write this review almost a month ago.