We've gotten a lot of compliments on these shoes (pink version), and our daughter loves them. She's had them for almost 3 months now, and the design of the shoe has allowed her to wear them as she grows, unlike other shoes which have fit for a few weeks before she grew out of them. Someone posted here that the shoe cut off circulation to her kid's foot because it was too tight around the ankle. I wonder if she was reviewing the wrong pair of shoes, because although there is an elastic along the back of the shoe, the front is just a tongue and the adjustable velcro strap. You can't tell from the photo, but there are I think two elastics and then the velcro strap, so the shoe stays on without being too tight. The velcro attaches to the tongue as well, so there's no bunching or slipping. It's a very well-designed shoe. The overall construction is sturdy but comfortable, which is good because our daughter is very adept at escaping from shoes she doesn't like.

It may be worth noting that my daughter's feet are unusually long and slim, so I'm not sure how these shoes would fit the chubby bear paws one typically sees on babies.