Customer Reviews Finn Comfort Metz - 1100

First pair of Finn Comforts. Very comfortable when walking or standing for long periods of time. Leather/suede footbed prevents feet from sweating (unlike Keens where your foot is standing on plastic). I used these as my only shoes for 2 weeks of very active travel in Italy without breaking them in first, and had no problems. The shoes are quite wide and roomy and are comfortable with very thick or very thin socks. I used very thick Smartwool hiking socks for the added cushion and they fit fine. These are presentable for nice restaurants and great for the 4 hour museum marathon. They would be terrible for running, since they fit almost like a pair of Birkenstocks (i.e. very loose instep). In fact, I would describe these shoes as a high-end luxury version of Birks. Have worn in past: Eccos, which are great, but fit more like a snug glove with pleasantly tight instep and are better for running/brisk walking. Borns, which fit sloppy/comfy like old tennis shoes, but are very heavy. Keens, which have a similar fit to Finn and are very lightweight, but the plastic footbed makes your feet sweat. I would definitely buy the Finns again. I would also buy Keens again, but only for watersports, not general use. Keens also make your feet look like hobbit feet. They look very wide. Finns feel wide but they don't look wide.

Forgot to mention in my review that these shoes have a very high arch. In fact, most of the time, you feel like you are resting all of your body weight on your arches. Felt good to me, almost like a foot massage, but I can imagine that some people would hate it. If you traveled with these shoes, you might want to bring a low arch shoe also to give your arches a break.