Clarks Desert Trek - Mens SKU #7205512(View on Zappos.com Classic)

I'm not much of a shoe person, but it was time for me to replace the last pair I wore out. I started looking in stores and the prices generally were over the top or they didn't have anything of interest so I went to the internet. Although there were sites advertising these shoes they either did not have them in my size or the colour I had chosen. When I ran across the Zappos site, I really enjoyed the positive attitude and the customer service policy they embraced. I found the exact shoes I had been seeking at a great price. Last week I wore them on a hike in the Arizona mountains and found them to be extremely comfortable. They were perfect for hiking around the ruins I was visiting. Two days later I was in Tucson, visiting the university, these shoes were a perfect fit for that also.

I've had Clarks Desert Boots since I was young back in the 1950s. I wanted a new pair, as the last pair (not from 1950s) I retired (not me) a while ago. When I saw the leather was beeswax, I knew it would be good for the winter, as opposed to my previous ones were only good for non-winter weather, for me. Well, the beeswax Clarks is even heftier (better for the winter for me) than I expected. I love them! Absolutely.

Fell apart after a couple weeks - Used to be my go to shoe, I was on my third pair, but this time the leather came detached from the sole within two weeks after I bought them. The only thing holding them together was the stitching. Too bad, because I really love the style, but cannot ever trust that they will last more than a couple of weeks. What happened to Clarks, they used to be top notch quality?

Everlasting - Have had these shoes for a year now and they still look and feel great. The leather is obviously warn, but that is a whole look within itself! I've never had a pair of shoes that has lasted me this long and I am about to purchase another pair. The only thing I had to replace was the laces! Great shoes, retro look, great with jeans.

Be careful about lack of arch support - I bought these shoes and loved them - very comfortable out of the box and I thought they looked great. Within a week, the top of my left foot hurt at the arch from the laces, and I had weird pains and cramps in both my arches from the lack of support. I am an athlete and have never had foot trouble before, so I was disappointed that these shoes were so problematic after only a week of regular use. Other reviews seem positive, and my friend had a pair in high school and liked them. I've been running regularly the last week and wearing sandals, and my pain has gone away, so I am sure these shoes caused it. They seem to be good shoes for most, but I would be a little wary.

Great! I love this shoe, I am about to purchase my 3rd pair of desert Trek, this will be my second bees wax color and also I have a pair of the suede ones. My friends started to buy these shoes after they saw how great they looked on me. They would never had thought of purchasing them. Nice shoe for a pair of jeans, button-down shirt, and maybe even a blazer.

Great classic shoe - My husband loves these shoes, just as he did decades ago. He has a fairly wide foot and high instep and this shoe really fills the bill for him. He recently lost a pair on a business trip and after trying to retrieve them for a day or so told me he HAD TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PAIR RIGHT AWAY. Great shoe.

These deserve some kind of award - Do they hand out awards for shoes? They should. This is a winner in looks and comfort. I feel like I'm wearing a piece of understated art, but walking on a cloud. Beyond that, it's hard to find the right words that express properly my enthusiasm for these shoes except to say that I love them so much that I want to wear them all the time. I'm a freelance writer, which means that I work a lot at home, where I have the luxury of padding around in my socks or slippers. Now I'd rather pad around in these, they're that comfortable and that much fun. As for size, I had a little trouble determining what was right for me, but then my shoe size ranges anywhere from 11 to 12, depending on the make of the shoe. I would say that the size runs pretty true to what a Converse Low-Top Chuck Taylor runs or about 1/2 size smaller than the typical Born Oxford. I'm most comfortable in an 11.5 Chucks or 12 Born and at first, hearing all the advice about how they run big, I went with an 11. I could fit my feet in, but the leather pinched in places and there wasn't much wiggle room for my toes. I replaced them with an 11.5 and the fit is spot-on. (As an aside, I also ordered the Desert Boot, which does indeed seem to run large and my best fit there was an 11.) Buy these shoes. You won't be sorry.

Classic - Great classic shoe! A little tight around the middle part of your foot, but that will loosen up. Order your true shoe size. I made the mistake of ordering a 1/2 size smaller and had to give them away to a friend. He digs them as well!

Flat footed - This shoe is great. I have had nothing but good results from it. The waxed finish looks great and you can easily rub scratches out with your fingers. I'm flat footed so the lack of arch support is an issue.