My 11 yo has had this brand of shoe before and thought they were comfortable and he found the style and color he wanted. He said going back to school this year he did not want boring shoes or shoes that were too loud or busy so he settled on the blue patterned pair and they were just perfect. They have held up nicely for the month he has been wearing them and I will be sure to update the review if they suddenly have anything go wrong! Thank you for reading this review and we hope you found it helpful!