My wife and I purchased some Keds for my daughter that were similar to these shoes, and my younger son was wanting to wear her shoes all the time!  I was pleasantly surprised to see that they are high quality shoes and the shoe strings seem to stay tied pretty well.  The one concern that I had was the white part of the shoe, and whether it would stay clean over time.  So far, they have stayed pretty clean even though I have a rough a tumble little boy.