I ordered 2 pairs of Hotter Shoes for summer wear. Had previously ordered knee high boots which were very comfortable so expected the same here. Both pairs of shoes - Livvy ballerina pump and Brooke runners, a lace-up sporty shoe - are wearing the skin off my ankles. I walked exactly 600 meters in the Livvys the first time I wore them, came home with a big blister. Tried the Brookes, I now have blood on the back of the right shoe. These are very poorly made shoes for something that costs so much. I have owned many pairs of Naots and have never had this problem. Naot are expensive but made with care. Hotter are expensive because they pay a lot for marketing, not because they put money into their manufacture. The insides of both pairs of shoes are finished roughly, with seams and edges that chafe, blister and ultimately cause to bleed, bare skin. The only way I can wear them is with socks but the whole point was to have cooler summer shoes for bare feet (especially the Livvy, which have punchout holes for ventilation). EXTREMELY disappointed in my purchases.