According to my daughter, these shoes are very comfortable, easy to put on and doesn't hurt her feet at all, even wearing no socks.  They seem soft and flexible.  However they wore out VERY quickly.  The soles unglued and fell out and the front toe piece became mangled with only a few days at school.  These shoes were literally done by Christmas and I bought them for halloween costume and Christmas program.  I suppose you get what you pay for, but they weren't well made to stand up to a normal kids' use.