I like following startups and this has been a good one to follow. the quality of the shoes is excellent and as attested to by my I clocking a five mile hike in them already. We're heading to NZ to do some major hikes, so I needed to break them in, which I didn't actually need to do. They were comfortable from the get go. I also bought a really cute pair of tennis shoes in a gorgeous olive/beige. They're simply kick around shoes but they look nice and feel good. I should also add, I love the variety of different color combinations on the shoes. Creative.