These shoes are cute and my daughter says they are comfortable. We have had them for maybe a month and they are already starting to fall apart. They aren't even the shoes that she wears every day. The velcro and band that tightens the shoe on her foot is all shabby looking. I wouldn't buy them again. Go for the more expensive brands, they definitely last longer than this. She had a pair of Timberlands before these and she grew out of them rather than the shoe falling apart.