I purchased these shoes for my son about a month ago, and they have started tearing up already. They are the cutest shoes ever, but the lace on the shoe has already come out of it's hole and you can NOT put it back in there. It's easy for him to put on himself, so hubby just cut that one shoestring and they were only $15.. but not sure I would recommend this shoe... He's also 20 months, so he'll grow out of them really fast