I love these shoes and as I have bought two other pair, I know they run large. I like the idea of having room and they are good for wide feet. I bought these because I needed the buckle. The velcro strap shoes were literally falling off her feet. The strap is really big like for a swollen top of the foot or for babies with fat feet. Im going to keep them and add a hole to make the strap tighter and I think it will work. The patent is really cute but looks like it may start creasing really bad soon because it was already starting to do it when she first put them on. For the price and the length of time she will wear them I think its well worth it to have some Dorthy shoes!