These shoes are very cute - we've received many compliments, but they aren't very comfy - they leave red marks around my son's ankles and sometimes he pulls them off - they're just too tight (and his toes don't even reach the tip yet). They scuff up easily and they are slippery (no tread). We only wore them for a couple months as a transition from booties, bare feet - now we're on the stride rite.