My daughter picked these, we love this brand, and they are just as cute as they appear online. The leather is of good quality, and it's difficult to see in the photo, but the finish is pearly (in pink anyway), so my daughter was extra excited. At the sale price, these are a good buy, but I still would never pay full price for L & L shoes for a kid.  UPDATED 9/30/15: Reducing stars from 4 to 1. After one month of wear to school, my daughter came home in tears because her shoe broke. The velcro attachment on the shoe separated from the upper, so the strap cannot be secured. I expected her to wear these shoes all school year so I am very disappointed, but not as disappointed as my 4 year old. And of course, because I purchased these just over 30 days ago (to prepare for the school year), I can't return them. I'm going to contact L & L directly and see if I can get a replacement sent. I will update my review if my issue is resolved.  UPDATED 1/15/16: I forgot to update this earlier, but L & L sent us a replacement pair after I sent them a copy of my invoice. Happy kiddo, happy mama. I  put my rating up to a 4 this time, as these are holding up well after 4 months, but I'm docking an overall star because they should never have broken that way in the first place.