The shoes seem fine, but they are a bit larger than the rest of my son's 4.5 shoes, so he can't wear them. Of course - this is sort of a well-known problem with shoes and buying online... it is hard to know how the shoes will size versus other makers (like Adidas, Nike and Hush Puppy)... and returning the shoes costs more or less enough in comparison to the product - that it is hard to justify. I will keep them and he will grow into them in the near future... meanwhile he can maybe squeeze a little more life out of the slightly raggedy older shoes (and/or wear sneakers while fall dress code is still in effect). Just note that I would call these &#34;a half-size larger&#34; than the rest of his shoes...