Our 7 y.o. daughter loves these shoes. She used to have a pair of Bella ballerina shoes before and was super bummed when she grew out of them. I searched all over and couldn't find the same style so when I showed her these, I didn't think she would want them. As soon as she saw them though, she adored them. They are sparkly and girly and she really likes the ruffle on the back. She says it's like a skirt.<br />She doesn't ask for much and we didn't need to purchase school supplies this year (provided by the school) so we felt the price was fair for a pair of Skechers.<br />The shoes are a little narrow through the middle and our daughter has semi-wide feet so I was a little worried about that but after letting her wear them around for a bit, they adjusted to her feet and loosened up a bit. I'm sure they'll loosen up some more with wear.<br />We would purchase again.