Whatever they were, these shoes are now a shadow of their former selves. It seems that Osiris have gone out of there way to cut costs at every turn with these things that supposedly pass for footwear. Made in China? Yes please! Cheap and nasty uppers? Why, of course! Wafer thin soles? Yes, but make 'em thinner, and please put in more pointless padding so that the punters think they're getting a good deal. I've got various old pairs of merk that have been around the block an infinite number of times compared to these new relic things, and they'd still easily outlast them, even in their age and state. The words I have for osiris are unrepeatable, and I definitely won't be buying anything from them again. If they think people don't have eyes to notice things, they are very much mistaken!