Just like me, my son has huge and wide feet. And just like me the options are *very* limited when it comes to shoes. Shoe manufacturers seem to have this attitude that if you have big feet, you don't care about anything that looks nice because the options are very limited. We have long been buying Stride Rites for my son since he was little. They cost a rather princely sum compared to other brands, but these really are some of the best shoes you can get.

They're nice a wide, fit his feet very well, don't seem to slip, and hold up quite well. He's romped through the mud, splashed in puddles, and run through grassy fields and they shoes always seem to stay together.

This particular style seems to run wider than normal. We purchased the 10.5 XW and even compared to the other XW we purchased in the past this had quite a bit of room. I would recommend going to a Stride Rite store to verify shoe measurement before buying online just to make sure you actually need the XW since you will have very few options if that's truly the case.

My son is happy with the fit and no longer complains about the shoes hurting his feet. That's worth it to me.