I bought this because i liked the look of the shoes. When it arrived my son was anxious to try it on and to his delight he loves it..... i will say that  it fooled me abit because I thought it was part lacings and part velcro as seen but really it is just the velcro and you have to kind of allow the child to push his foot in then just pull the velcro over. I'm cool with it but just for those that like me thought it was actually lacing, no there isn't any lacing, its just a style, but again great pair of shoes.