text: I spent the whole day with these sandals. They started out pretty good but by the end of the day the balls of my feet and the back of my heals where the straps close ached.  I walked from 42 street to 14 street in NYC after wearing the sandals all day at work.  This is a walk I usually do on Fridays in my old Clarks Structured sandals. In the end I had to return these sandals. Style was OK but with the name, the price and the hype I was expecting them to be more comfortable. I have never owned this brand of shoes. A week prior I bought the Shark sandal of the same brand to try out, I immediately returned to Nordstrom because I just didn't like the style. They looked too formal for sandals and they were quite heavy.  I didn't bother walking the Shark to know if they were comfortable.  I then got this gladiator pair as they looked more rugged and closer to my old Slarks, after all my complaint with the Shark was just the style.<br /><br />One thing to note, although the 10 fit almost the same as my size 11 Clarks, my toes ended up over the ridge at the front which was not comfortable. If I was going to keep this I would have exchanged for an 11 and use the straps to adjust down.<br /><br />In conclusion, Mephisto sandals are not for me.