My son was so excited to get a pair of New Balance with the "z" type strap. He loved them so much, that despite the fact that he could barely get them on, he tried to talk me into letting him keep them. I was very disappointed that the measuring and sizing chart provided by amazon did not work for us. According to the chart he was a size 6, so I ordered him a size 7 so they would fit for a few months before his next growth spurt. When they came, he was just barely able to get his whole foot in. He's really not old enough for the styles, but sadly I have had to go up to men's sizes, because apparently his feet are just too big for even "big kids" shoes.

Despite the problems, I gave these a 4 because they really are very fun looking and well made. I just can't tell you how sad I was to have to return them.