My so has wide chubby feet. I have a hard one finding water shoes that fit him. He had one from the children's place that had the Velcro but they only go up to size 11. When I saw this one I got excited and bought it even without any reviews. Well the Velcro is not what closes the shoe. It is still a slip on like most regular water shoes (see picture). Quality seems good. Haven't used because it is so hard to slip his feet in. Exactly what I was trying to avoid buying a Velcro one.