The Born boots that I have had in the past alway stretches out and makes the shoe feel sloppy. So all in all, it is a lot of money to spend for something that she days you cant really use! Totally disappointed. My feet are comfortable and The light weight of the shoe allows me to walk faster than i could with my old work boots. These slippers are ideal, much more comfortable than the water shoes or flip-flops and are easy to clean. Purchased: January 2017 The color, fading from red to black, is just as the pictures show. On that same vein, I feel like because of the size of my head, they didnt quite fit comfortably and would get a little uncomfortable on the top of my head and to a lesser degree my ears after wearing them for a while. This case can be hung to backpack or any where. Cute and feelGreat!