I am so so very disappointed with these shoes. They seemed to be really nice when we got them initially. Perhaps a little stiff but cute and had a stitch to hold the sole which should have made them durable. We bought them in March for the next school year, the shoes were not worn from March to Sept. On the second day of the school the leather started pealing, by the end of the second week in school almost the entire front part of the shoe has leather coming off!! This is outrageous for such an expensive shoe!!