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Review on Classic Style meets Comfort: Keds Original Champion CVO Sneaker by Tim Paolucci

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Looks good but not for long.

My 10 year old daughter needed them badly because other girls at school had them. I wore white canvas sneakers in the 1990s, so I was very familiar with the brand. I bought her skin to keep her looking nicer for longer. I was surprised that by December, however, they had completely disintegrated, irreparably separated at the sole. Despite the fact that my own sneakers have been wrung out and washed many times, I've never encountered anything like this. My daughter doesn't do much outside of school. Her gym class is three times a week for 1/2 hour, and she only has about 1/2 hour for a break each day. Your school rents rooms and has no playground; just a mowed lawn so they don't have to tear it open. I can only assume that it was either an accident or the quality of the sneakers has deteriorated over the years. Expect them to last a few months, so probably only buy them on sale. I will say the leather upper REALLY looked a lot better than their classmates, the canvas which was a plus and it wiped down well with a damp cloth when needed.

Pros
  • girl
Cons
  • crumpled packaging