I've owned several Ecco-shoes and was always very happy. The ECCO Light III Gore Tex is so far my best ECCO shoe. In particular, in the heel, the ECCO shoes are softly padded, a shortcoming in many other brands. Despite its sporty appearance, one can well the ECCO Light III and in the office wear. Remains to be seen how long hold out the sole, which was in my previous ECCO shoes always the weak point.