Spending as much time as I do in hot climates, I spend a lot of time in flip flops now (decent ones), but when I do have to wear shoes, whether for running, hiking or dress.. they are the minimalist type. Wide toe-box, zero drop. They saved my feet after decades of abuse in stylish and expensive sports and dress shoes. Our feet aren't meant to have heels lifted, toes squeezed and curled upward, and be cushioned to death. I spend a lot of time in the tropics, and the people there have gorgeous natural feet and almost never an injury or ailment - because they rarely cram their feet into western shoes.