We bought these in December for our 16month old and they still look BRAND NEW and he has worn them nearly every day! We also do bought a pair of Stride Rite's in the 6.5 XW and use those for rough play in the front yard as they are not as stylish and the Stride Rite's stitching is coming apart! ugh....
Anyhow, we bought these in a size 6W as our little one was sized for a 6.5xw in Stride Rite, the sizing for the new balance is equivalent this way since New Balance runs wide already, the Wide fits perfect for XW feet in Stride Rite's.
What matters is that our lilttle man loves these cute shoes and runs around like crazy in them and looks so smart in them too!  He is taking the velcro off so we are looking for lace ups in this style.  Adorable and worth the $30 and shipped to our door!  Thank you Amazon!