These are very poorly made.  My granddaughter wore them ONE time. ON her way walking with her mother to an occasion, the sole on the front began to flap. When they arrived, my daughter in law asked if they had tape so her daughter wouldn't trip over the flapping sole.  So they taped it up (with the intent to let me know when they got home so I could return them.)  Until...not 15 minutes later, the strap broke, which she then stapled to get her through the ceremony.  It hurt her, so my daughter in law ended up literally running home to get her another pair of shoes so my granddaughter could walk!!!!  My granddaughter is 10.  It was a BD gift from us!  How humiliating.  When I wrote the company, they didn't even offer to send another pair, just gave my money back....so they must have known.