Kosa Mary Jane Sneaker

I really love my other Keen shoes and was hopeful for these as well. The durability and comfort in the soles is really unmatched, hence the stars I gave. Sadly, the pull-to-tighten clasps loosen when walking, requiring me to grip extra with my toes and stop multiple times during the day to retighten them. Just walking across the room after two weeks of use and I have to retighten. Sorry Keen - I’ll be returning these.

These shoes have some design details that make them accessible to me as a someone who wears multiple orthotics, like the removable insole that allows for more depth for my inserts. There’s also some elastic on the strap, hidden behind where the T straps meet, that lets the strap expand so that I can slip in and out while wearing my brace. The toe box has a really roomy fit, so there’s plenty of space for my extra-wide feet once my inserts are in. I would not recommend these shoes for someone with narrow feet though. For future designs, it would be useful to have the ability to unbuckle the strap so that the shoe can be put on without a shoehorn. A better grip for the end of the strap where you pull to tighten would be useful, I might put a ring on mine. But I’m so pleased by how accessible these shoes are and I hope the Keens team keeps it up! I’ll have to get some experience in them to see if they feel more like sneakers or dress shoes, but it could be awesome if I were able to use daily.