KS86 Sneaker (Women)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have worn Keen boots for years. Tried others and nothing else works as well. I wanted some more casual walking shoes and have tried everything. Whenever I know I'm going to walk a lot I wear my wonky ugly boots. Then I decided to look at the Keen site. I ordered these and they fit exactly like my boots. I am in heaven!!! I have gotten so many compliments on them. . . even my daughter!

This is the second pair of KEEN shoes I have tried (the Hightrail hiking shoes did not work for my feet). Overall I'd say these are sturdy and well-made. My first impression when I tried them on was that there was extra room in the heel, and that they rubbed up against the front of my ankles (my ankles sit pretty far forward which is sometimes a problem with shoes that don't have a big enough curve toward the front). These were roomy enough that I was able to put an arch support insole in them to raise my foot within the shoe a bit and that seemed to help the rubbing of my ankles. However, I noticed that if I walked more than just across a room (say outside walking the dog) then my heels would slip away from the back of the shoe. Thankfully that hasn't caused any blisters, but they don't fit as snugly as I'd like. Still, these are better than the other KEEN hiking shoes I tried, so I will stick with these for now.