I think that is the thing like most about these shoes. The low profile screams free ankles! Than means comfort...

Super cool shoe but not the most comfortable. Great product design though, but if you're thinking your going to be walking on clouds, keep looking.

The uppers on these are very fluffy. I have 3 incisions on the top of my foot, and the upper on this shoe doesn't bother them. it feels like you are putting your foot in a mini foot pillow. No, they aren't as shock absorbent as a full on running shoe, but they are certainly decent enough. Many stylish low profile sneakers won't work well with prescribed orthotics because they rely heavily on their insert to do a fair percentage of the shock absorbing. the inner sole on these shoes seems pretty crappy (no crappier that other insoles at this price point) so you aren't loosing any real shock absorbing when you swap them out for orthotics. i did try these on with out my orthotics, but i could tell that they had almost zero arch support, and i have a very high arch - so i didn't even bother. These shoes work well with wide feet.