On Thursday nights, we go out as a family for nice dinners.  I felt my son should change into something else, besides ridiculous sneakers, after pre-school, before these dinners.  So I sort of randomly chose these in the "oiled brown" color.

I like them quite a bit.  They are built like bricks--this is a very, very heavy, sturdy, shoe.  My son says they are comfortable, and they are exactly the right style and appearance so that they don't look out of with casual jeans, or dressy trousers.  I will definitely buy these again in larger sizes as he grows.

I would give them 4.5 stars if I could---as it is, I reserve 5 stars for something that is totally beyond what I thought was the best case scenario when I bought them, and these shoes are right at what I envisioned for "best case scenario".