I bought these shoes for my grandson after buying two pair of the striderite freddies from Shoebuy.  By the way I love shoe buy and the freddies.  My daughter  wanted something different so I ordered these shoe and we both loves them even more than the freddies. They were perfect for my grandson he put them on and took off he is no longer a baby and these shoes were the perfect transition.  My daughter loved that they had different shoe laces.  I loved the fit and the look, they go with everything and are well made.