I wore these for teaching for one semester and they are amazingly comfortable! Ecco is a brand known for comfort! They have a slight wedge, and I have an auto immune disease that I have to wear perfectly flat shoes, unfortunately. These are very soft and comfortable leather material! When I purchased them, I did protect them with leather protectant so there is no spotting. There is one scuff mark as I noted in the video. There are a few spots here and there. The white soles can be cleaned up with a Mr. clean magic eraser!