Although not without shoelaces, my daughter loves them. These are women's size 8 and usually men's size 6, but we had to go half a size up on this shoe. She originally wanted the latest version of the ghost, but couldn't find her size or a specific color she liked. So we took a chance and got it. She lives on them even though they have shoelaces. She loves that the laces are down which makes them easy to tie and tighten.