I have been wearing Adidas Gazelle and Campus models for taijiquan (tai chi chuan) practice for many years. I particularly like the Gazelle model because the soles are a soft, flat rubber with minimal tread pattern that allows you to do the heel and toe spins in taiji without binding to the ground too much. One issue with the Gazelles is they are rather narrow and I sometimes feel some instability in balance or like I am almost falling off the edge of the sole. The Campus model is slightly wider but the tread pattern is stickier, plus availability and price seems to be an issue nowadays. I decided to try this Puma version of the suede sneaker. The good news: the sole is a soft rubber pretty similar to that on Gazelles. I went with size 10s because the red ones happened to be heavily discounted; I wear 9.5 in Adidas but my feet are beginning to edge into the 10 zone so... As it happens the Puma Suede Classic size 10 fits me very well and even turns out to have a bit more room in the toe box (possibly because of the larger size) than my Adidas shoes. The bad news: the Puma sole feels nice and thick under the heel but is surprisingly thin under the balls of the feet! These will work well for taijiquan (for a while?) but otherwise I will use them more like Converse Chuck Taylors or One Stars: for driving and errands that don't require much walking or standing. The extra set of white laces had been stolen - left in the box were the two empty little plastic bags. Amazon should crack down on this pilfering!