my last pair of shoes were the janoski mids, i felt they were pretty sweet looking, however not the most comfortable shoes ever. comfortable, but not amazingly comfortable. i now own the Vans half cabs, there really comfy and personally i also think are pretty cool looking. skating wise i think there both about even. the janoskis are obviously a thinner shoe, and the vans a little thicker. it's all personal preference, over all i like my vans more, just because i prefer the thicker shoes, they were both great shoes though.