Since she was planning to take her daughter to the rodeo in the near future, she needed cowboy boots. Let me tell you, she didn't take those things off. As far as she knows, these are the only pair of shoes she owns. She's worn them hiking, scootering, to kindergarten, playing in the yard and they still look great, dusty but beautiful. I have high hopes that they will last longer than the few months their shoes usually account for. If they do, I won't buy her anything but cowboy boots now! They