Aravon Women's Dolly Flat Shoes - Comfortable & Stylish Ballet Flats for Work, Travel & Everyday Wear

Pros: (1.) These shoes look stylish. It's very difficult to find supportive, comfortable shoes that are stylish. (2.) The quality is good but not great. (3.) The inserts that come with these shoes can be removed and your own, custom inserts can be inserted. I have four, expensive, custom inserts that I constantly transfer from shoe to shoe. I usually just wear my New Balance walking shoes because they give me the best support and are the most comfortable. The inserts that come with these shoes are very substantial -- almost as supportive as my expensive, custom inserts. So, since I only plan to wear these shoes when I want to be more stylish, and only for a few hours, I decided to leave their inserts in the shoes to save me a lot of juggling of inserts! (4.) These shoes are comfortable enough for an evening out, but not as comfortable as my white New Balance walking shoes! (5.) The seller is very good to work with. I accidentally ordered the wrong size so I emailed the seller and they bent over backwards to straighten out my order. They were very polite and helpful.Cons: (1.) The straps that cross over the front of the shoe close with velcro that does not actually fit my foot. I can't make the shoe tight enough for my foot because when I pull the strap to fit my foot, the velcro does not line up. I must leave the strap too loose. Maybe I'll take it to a shoe repair shop to have the strap adjusted. But, they'd have to cut off about a 1/2 inch of the strap and re-apply the velcro. Since I don't plan to wear these shoes often, it's just not worth the time, money, and effort to fix the strap. (2.) The sole of the shoe is slick. The rubber is very smooth and slick. I do not feel comfortable walking on any floors or surfaces that are wet. The rubber soles are a LOT different than the rubber soles on my trusty New Balance walking shoes. (3.) These shoes have a metallic decorative edging that looks cheap. Maybe I'm just not used to stylish shoes, but I think the metallic edging detracts from these shoes and looks like cheap paint. Aravon is simply NOT up to the New Balance quality standards.