So I have a large child who is only 9 years old but is beginning to fit into men's clothes/shoes. Full disclosure, he's known to wear a pair of sneakers in about 4 months or so, but we've always bought cheap Target or Walmart sneakers for $20 because we knew what was going to happen. Now that there are men's sizes, that's not an option, so we went with these. First of all the laces are annoying, they are just bad and 2 pairs of shoes have never worn out so quickly for him. I figured since they're $45 and better quality they'd last a long time, but I'm not kidding that his toes popped out of the tip. I. 6 weeks. I know it's partly because of this but Walmart shoes have lasted much longer in the past which is why it's disappointing and also why I'm still giving 3 stars because they are cute and fit well.