Stride Rite Claire (Toddler/Little Kid)

I've ordered these shoes many times over the last few years for school. Comfort and fit are good. The quality is great and they hold up all school year - the only downside is the navy color fades rather quickly. I bought a large tin of navy shoe polish to bring them back to their best every month - it's a pain - but I'd rather have leather to polish, than the synthetic options.

My daughter has naturally wide feet plus she wears orthotic devices to support her weak ankles. It is SOOO hard to find shoes wide enough to fit her - especially dressy shoes. I was so pleased to find this cute Mary Jane in an extra wide. I purchased the size she normally wears with her orthotics (one size larger than her actual foot size) but they didn't work. Not even in extra wide. So I returned them (thanks for such easy returns Zappos!) and ordered the next size up, still extra wide. We are able to use these, but they are a bit too long in the toe and she occasionally stumbles or trips as a result. I'm not complaining that the shoes are too long because I did go up a size, but I am complaining that on an extra wide width it was even necessary to go up a size in length. Extra wide should be extra wide, but I have found that most stride rites are really about a width less than they call it. I wish NB made suitable shoes for dressy occasions. They say extra wide and really mean it! Very pleased with quality of shoe, though, and Zappos is always great! Thanks for always having what my daughter needs!

My daughter has narrow feet and these are a good fit, but the black wears down very quickly, they need to be polished a lot or they look old and worn, actually even with putting shoe polish on the a lot they look old and crummy quickly.

Did not last for my 7 year old daughter passed one month in school. They became faded and worn looking. not what I usually experience with Stride Rite.