Customer Reviews BILLY Footwear Kids Classic D|R Low II (Little Kid/Big Kid)

We LOVE everything about how helpful this shoe is to our daughter with Down syndrome who wears orthotics. It's been awesome to watch her gain independence by being able to put on her orthotics and the shoes by herself! Our only recommendation is a stronger zipper attachment. The cloth breaks within a couple weeks every time; then we hook a key ring on there instead.

We ordered shoes of this brand because 2 years ago we bought shoes for our son, and they were perfect. This model fits well on wide feet. But this model is heavier than the one we bought before. Also, the zipper is quite tight.

My son has wide foot and these are great with his orthotics

Not a negative review just sharing experience to possibly help others. We are now ordering third pair, the extra wide, since regular and wide were not wide enough for our sons AFO braces. He is a small size (in build) 10 year old boy who wears size 4.

I got the XDR because my 34 year old daughter, who wears a size one cannot fit in even the wide shoes. Her feet aren't wide, they are just pudgy, like a babies still, from never walking. I wish the foot part was a little deeper. So she could get he regular ones. These look really big for a size 1, but at least these will work. I cannot find any regular closed toes shoes that will fit her anywhere. These are he best I have found.

Amazing shoes, however it didn't last as long as I would like for the price being paid. The threading started to unravel

These are awesome but the zipper clasp could be a little stronger as one has already broke

We are very pleased with this shoe! My son doesn't need braces, which is the main function of the issue. Rather, he has very long and wide feet with a narrow heel and a high arch. We normally have to buy shoes with shoe laces to accommodate his feet, but his school required Velcro. Finding Velcro shoes in size 3 is very difficult, so we decided to try these. We are very pleased! He will be able to zip the shoe from his toe upwards with no problem. The only thing that bothered our son was the "weird feeling" towards his toe. I think it was the feeling of the zipper. (My son is on the autism spectrum, so he has sensory needs.) If you have a kiddo who has ridiculously wide and tall feet, this is a great shoe to try out!

My kid's physical therapist recommended this shoe brand. My kid (4 y.o) and I love these shoes. He loves the zipper. The only downside of em is that I wish they had one or two specific shoes that had the sole a bit harder, so it doesn't bend so easily for the kids that TIPPY TOE walk. Other than that great quality.

Bought these for my Granddaughter. She has first pairs a few months ago but was already out grown. She will be learning how to walk in these new ones and they are really pretty. I will be visiting in 6 weeks and see how she is progressing and will update review then. She is very strong and these shoes will help her to improve her whole life.

These work beautifully with my son's SMO. He can put these on himself and has shown more interest in wearing his brace with them because they are comfortable and his feet aren't pinched. I love that we can order two differently sized shoes! One star removed because while we love our Billy's, we have had the zippers fail prematurely on multiple pairs. These are still the best shoes we've found that support our active, SMO-wearing toddler, but that darn zipper seems to be a fairly consistent flaw when a kid uses the shoes as much as ours does.

These shoes fit perfectly over my daughter's AFOs. She is currently a size 7 but I ordered a size 9 extra wide.

my second pair - love the design. zipper sometimes binds up, but very functional overall.

Good quality for the price,, not a fan of the zipper quality,, been having issues with the zipper after a few months,,

Love them shoes l would refer them to friends to buy

Didn’t fit me well. I didn’t like material.

I really do love these shoes as my son wears AFOs and it is a good option. Some feedback to consider for why I gave this product a 3 is because there are some improvement that can be made. A lot of kids with medical conditions that affect their gait buy this product. With that in mind the rubber on the bottom of the shoe could be stronger material. My son will wear down the front due to his gait within a couple of months. Sometimes the zippers on the shoes will also fail before he has out grown the shoe do due rubbing from his gait. A material to give this product strength on the front of the shoe would help so much. Otherwise I love this shoe as it makes it easy to put on with his AFOs.

My daughter loves the design! I love the ease of putting them on. My issue is the sole is two pieces,so if your child has any drag of their feet the sole tears off.

They fit great but there no grip on the bottom at all

The first pair we had was great- this pair is already coming apart on the sole sent a picture of the shoe