I bought these for my daughter when she was a flower girl. She is really into shoes and when they arrived she beamed with happiness when we opened them. She has worn them a ton since then and they are holding up really well. She is 2.5 years old and is not easy on shoes. The only thing that has happened is a few jewels have came loose and fallen off. This is directly related to her wearing them for play and not something I would hold against the shoes themselves.