These dance shoes are definitely a really good quality. The insides are like a cloth material and you can feel they are somewhat cushioned. They come with removeable bows which are not shown in the picture. The straps are velcro so it is like a mock buckle, which is easy for kids and dance teachers who have to change little ones into their tap shoes when kids have a combo class. The color tan looks close to what is pictured maybe the slightest bit darker but not by much. I only gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because I couldn't use these shoes for my daughter. My daughter has a very high instep and I was having such a hard time finding shoes for her. This particular brand just didn't seem to fit her foot right and it doesn't help that she is in between sizes. With that being said, there are quite a few in her dance class that do have these exact shoes and they love them. So unless the person wearing them has a high instep I think these shoes are great.