Customer Reviews Vans Kids Authentic (Little Kid/Big Kid)

The shoe was a little stiff ... not soft at all took a few wearings to make it feel comfy like other vans are :) I like vans and have never had issues with Zappos returning

I purchased these shoes to go with my daughter's school uniform this year. They are advertsided as blue, but when I received them was surprised that they were actually purple! They are cute, nonetheless, but definitely not blue.

Very cute. They look good with a lot of different outfits. They are holding up well to summer camp. Order a half-size smaller than usual.

My child is very happy with the purchase. She originally wanted red, but I thought these would be more practical.

Very cute shoes. These run really large, 1/2 size to 1 full size too big, so just keep that in mind. With the free shipping both ways, it didn't take long to order a smaller pair and my daughter loves them. They are holding up well so far (it's been about a month). I was worried about the sequins falling off, but they are well made shoes.

It was a very stiff sneaker. It felt like it needed to be seriously broken in before I could get my 4.5 year old convinced to try to squeeze into it. I could have gone for ordering a half size up but that seemed unusual as the Vans we buy almost always run big and we size a half size down. We returned and will go back to a thinner sole van (the thick soles seem to give us this issue as we once had this same stiff problem arise with another slip on van with think sole).

Very narrow. My daughter has narrow feet and still are hard to put on for her. Almost no arch support and rigid sole (might become more flexible with use, still unworn). Length is true to size but bcs is so narrow feels smaller than marked.

A little disappointed. Rubber sole is already starting to peel off. Look good, Not much support.

My daughter loved the shoes. The problem is that they get dirty very quickly, do not come out clean when you clean them, and the laces are way to long and I cant find kid length laces anywhere

These shoes are very cute in the silver glitter and we really wanted them to work, but the height of the heel in back cut into my daughter's ankle and make them very uncomfortable. Sending them back.

This is extremely wide. My daughter's foot is not at all narrow and her heel slipped completely out of this shoe. It is adorable, but I don't think it is sized properly.

My daughter loved these shoes, the color and sparkles especially. She wore them around the house for a while with no issues. But after spending a day in them at school, she came home with blisters on her feet. They do not have a lot of padding in them and are very rough on the inside, so I can see where a long period of wearing them would be uncomfortable. And of course now we can't return them, so I just wanted to warn parents that if your kids are used to wearing tennis shoes with padding in them, be careful before buying these. Though they are super cute!

My daughter LOVED these shoes. But one month into wearing them, and the material on the top is falling apart - get "runs" like in panty hose and holes. Very sad because they are so cute! Hence 5 stars for comfort and style, but 1 for overall. I will say Zappos customer service was fantastic. Just a 5 minute click-to-chat and I was fully reimbursed. I will definitely buy again, just another material!

My daughter wore these shoes to school only for exactly 8 weeks, then they literally fell apart. The canvas came apart from the rest of the shoe. This has never happened before with Vans but I am wary to buy more.

FLIMSY! My daughter has only had these shoes for approximately one month and they are virtually thrashed. She is a typical seven year old, and these shoes just have not held up. I literally can stick my finger in between the fabric and the rubber sole wrapping around the shoe. I wish I could return them. AND, the lining on top of the inner sole of the shoe came off as well (each shoe.) The only thing these shoes have going for them is that they are comfortable

Super cute but size didn't work. My daughter usually wears size 1.5 (in Nike). We bought a size 2 thinking they would be a little bit big, but they were enormous. Bought a second pair in a size 1, but they were still falling off. Not sure if they are wider than normal or just the lower cut so the foot opening is larger. Unfortunately, had to return.

These run really big. I ordered these 1 size down from my kids usually size, and their heels still came up when they walked. I exchanged them a 1/2 size down and darn if they weren't still big. I bought heel pads for them, and that helped a little, but still big. It seems like the heel is just big and wide. My kids have normal width feet, so not sure what's up with Vans! Ugh. A little frustrating. I ended up only keeping one of the three pairs that I bought.