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Stride Rite Vanessa (Youth)
Number of reviews: 3
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2009-11-05 09:34:39 Stride Rite Vanessa (Youth)
Reviewer:
Anonymous
from Pasadena, CA
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So, here we are on our annual "Find black dress shoes for choir" expedition. My 7 year old has wide feet with a high arch/instep and we always find buying shoes difficult. Let me also say that we moved to the US from England where we have a better selection of width-fitting shoes and the sales assistants are trained in fitting (and will refuse to sell you something that doesn't fit even if you beg them!). Here's what we tried: Jumping Jacks Annika, Jumping Jacks Anna, Stride Rite Valerie, Stride Rite Valerie Jr, Jumping Jacks Marissa, Kenneth Cole Reaction - Dress Who, Stride Rite Vanessa. (By the way we got the widest width available in each shoe.) Here's what we found about each: JJ Anna - came up very small. We sized up a full size and got the length, but was still too tight in the width. JJ Annika - this was a close 2nd, but was a little tight across the toes then bagged in mid-foot so it was a strange fit for us. Stride Rite Valerie - too narrow and heel rather high for a 7 year old (in size 1.5Y). Stride Rite Valerie Jr - would have been nice, but too narrow and shallow in the front. JJ Marissa - too small and my daughter thought not dressy enough so we didn't pursue these. Kenneth Cole - looked wide-ish on the website picture, but not really! Stride Rite Vanessa - our winner, of sorts. They are pretty and an appropriate height and make a nice noise on our wood floors (very important when you're 7!). They still don't fit as well as they should. We went with a 1.5 when a 1 would have been better (but sold out). The ankle strap holds her foot securely so there is no slippage. The forefoot looks a little long, but there is width for her tights (even thicker ones). There is very little/no arch support. I would be concerned about this if they were everyday shoes, but since they are for dress I can live with it. Otherwise we'll end up spray painting her feet black because there is nothing else to choose from! Hope this is helpful. We're done, for another year!
Other brands recommended by reviewer: Jumping Jacks
2009-09-24 10:19:56 Stride Rite Vanessa (Youth)
Reviewer:
Karen R
from Madison CT
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One of my daughters has very wide feet and thus finding fancy shoes for her is very hard even if the shoe is a wide. These shoes, in a wide, were great. They really accommodated her wide foot and I recommend them for anyone whose child has wide, hard to fit feet. My other daughter has medium to wide feet and can wear either width, however, the wide was much too wide for her and I went with a medium. So, if you are tempted to order a wide because your child can wear either width, I would check out both the wide and the medium.
2009-04-22 06:35:07 Stride Rite Vanessa (Youth)
Reviewer:
Anonymous
from Florida
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Shoe Size: Felt true to size
Shoe Width: Felt true to width
Shoe Arch: Excellent arch support
Great! True to size. The kids love them.
Other brands recommended by reviewer: Jumping Jacks
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