text: Very comfortable.  A little hard to say on the arch support as I removed the (completely flat) insert that came with the shoe and wear them with my orthotics, but they fit and wear fine and my last pair proved durable.  My only complaint is with the length of the shoe strings.  Was there something I missed back in shoe-tying 101 that explained what to do with the extra inches that flap about and get stepped on even when I tie a clown-sized bow? Shorter strings to come