I bought these because I'd warn two of the Embark Lace Shields and loved them, assuming it was just the same shoe with laces instead of the shield. It's not. The sizes of the shoe are not nearly as solid, more like a collapsible fabric, and they sit kind of weird on the sole so that my feet can actually feel the lip/edge of the sole while wearing the shoe. They also have zero arch support, and I don't feel stable while walking in them. After about a month or two of suffering through these (because I spent money on them), my feet hurt so badly that I have no choice but to stop wearing them altogether. I'm back to wearing the Embark Lace Shield instead. Can't believe they're so different. Perhaps they should rename these shoes as they're not much like each other.
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