These shoes are quite comfortable and a pleasure to wear (unlike similar appearing shoes I have previously purchased from less expensive brands). I particularly like the fact that with the black/brown color combination this shoe can be stylishly worn with a wide variety of colored trousers. I have a relatively wide foot and find that the European size 43 medium width shoes are generally slightly wider and more comfortable than American sized 10 or 9½ shoes.

A great shoe and really more of a genuine/traditional boat shoe than the slightly more expensive Hurrikan model, which I considered a bit too dressy. However, I don't care for the Felix two-tone color as it is, well, just odd and unlike what another sage reviewer said limits combinations. However, I used a few coats of a darker polish and evened out the colors to one that is virtually identical. With that, the shoes are perfect.