I bought these for my daughter, and they are very cute, but the elastic that is used to tighten the shoes, is WAY too long. So long that they could hardly be tucked under the rest of the elastic (like in the pictures) without wrapping it around and making them look weird. It's so long that if they aren't tucked in, the elastic drags on the ground and is a tripping hazard. The clasp on the end of the elastic also broke off when my daughter pulled on it to tighten the shoes, which made the tightening clasp come off since it didn't have anything keeping it on. So now the shoes are useless. We only bought them a month ago. I just ordered a new pair, and I'm hoping that maybe we just got some defective ones and the next pair will be better. I'll revise this if they are.