Daughter loves them so far.  No smell thanks to the extra air circulation. They really are incredibly light and they are cute!  All the girls at all star practice wanted her to take them off so they could check them out! I'd say these are the new flyer shoe for sure!  BTW, really they run 1/2 - a full size small. She's a 6.5 sneaker and I got her a 7, but she could probably use a 7.5.  I foresee a larger, second pair in the near future, but with 2 cheer squads and tumbling, we'll probably need them anyway!