Ballet Slippers

These are beautiful shoes. Will make any little girl feel like a ballerina. Used them as part of a Halloween costume, not really princess shoes, but they were loved nonetheless. The only draw back I can see is that the glitter on the surface is a bit like sand paper and catches on almost any type of fabric.

Pros:--looks like a ballet slipper so goes well with ballerina costume--is a light pink with sparkles all over--can wear the shoe outside without it falling a apart and it protects feet from street objects and cold better than real ballet slippersCons:--ballet ribbon doesn't look quite right with these shoes and can be hard to keep on legs (we ended up skipping taking them out). It would have been better that they just didn't include the ribbon and took the loop off the back of the shoe. --is difficult to clean due to material used --can be difficult for child to put on by themselves (the strap that runs across the foot is too short/tight and hard to slip the foot under without assistance) --the bottom is very slick, so kids have to be very careful walking; it is not practical beyond costume purposes (I had hoped my kids could wear these shoes for dressy occasions also)--the fit of the shoe is difficult, even when following the guideline included on the website...I think this is because the shoe covers 2 sizes rather than just 1 (size 11-12, 13-1, 2-3, etc). One of my daughters normally wears a 10.5, but based on the size chart I needed to order a size up...11-12; when we got it, it fit well w/ room to grown. My other daughter normally wears a size 1. I followed the guide which based on her foot length said the 13-1 would be too small, so I ordered the 2-3. But, when we got those, they looked like clown shoes on her. I had to order the 13-1, which when we got it in fit just fine. [...]Overall, the shoe worked for my daughters costumes, but it would have been better if the fit was more reliable and the shoe had a better sole.

I wish I had read the review before purchasing these shoes! They are very stiff and large for the sizes too! Now I have to rush to get them back into the mail and hope I can get my money back on them!!

These shoes are very pretty and fairly priced. However, they are EXTREMELY narrow and difficult to get on/off. My daughter has an averaged sized foot, and we can barely get them on. I bought them for her to wear with a halloween costume and she won't be able to wear them trick or treating-they hurt her feet too badly to wear for any length of time.