I cannot say enough good things about these sandals. We buy a pair each year for our girls, and they wear them daily, for every occasion from swimming at the beach to dressing up as wedding guests. They are a classic that goes with everything, and they fit to the child's feet after the first time you wear them in the water, and so no rubbing or chafing for the rest of the summer. I generally am able to pass them down to the next daughter, sometimes even twice. The cost seems high, but when you consider you'll get hundreds of wears out of them, it's such a great investment.