These are basic mary jane shoes that work well for school. My one issue with them is that although they fit my daughter okay, the strap doesn't reach all the way to the end of the velcro so the exposed part collects lint - kind of annoying that I have to constantly pull the fuzz off. Noticed this with another pair of Stride Rite mary janes as well so maybe they are just cutting corners. My daughter's feet are average width so it isn't due to wide feet. Otherwise they are comfortable and my daughter likes them.