I was very impressed by the inside of these shoes.  The outside looks great, but we are all about comfort for kid shoes.  These have some great support and extra padding inside.  I will warn you that they seem to run a bit on the big size.  My son wears a 1.5 or 2, so we got these in the 1 / 1.5 size and they fit fine with even a little room to spare.  I'm glad I read that information on other reviews before I placed the order!