Children's shoes

craftdaft

I've taken DD to Clarks for her first pair of shoes. I had very narrow feet as a child and had it drummed into me how important it was to have footwear that fitted properly when your feet are growing. DD's a G fitting which from what I can gather is very wide. I was trying to get her a second pair of shoes (trainers? something that doesn't look too bad when scuffed!) and was looking on the internet for a company that does half sizes and wide fittings and aren't too expensive but can't seem to see any. Can anybody recommend one?

Sublime_2

Have you got any factory outlets near you? You can get quality childrens shoes at a fraction of the price, ie paying £16 instead of £42.

andrealm

Any shoes that come in haf sizes and width fitting usually aren't cheap. Personally I wouldn't bother buying a second pair at this stage as they can outgrow them in 6-8 weeks. If you do want a second pair, you'd probably be better just going into anywhere that sells shoes and trying them on, than ordering from the Internet, although if her feet are wide, it might be harder to find something cheap.

I'd say try to avoid pale coloured shoes as they look scruffy as soon as they start wearing them, but anything darker coloured, like dark pink or purple usually looks okuntil they grow out of them.

clairehi

I would advise against buying shoes for very small children without them being properly fitted, even if you have had her feet measured elsewhere. this is because the sizing does vary quite a bit between different styles and brands.

Clarks do have outlet stores in outlet shopping malls such as the one in Swindon, where they sell old seasons' styles at cheaper prices, but still offer a fitting service.

the cost of kids' shoes does really add up, especially as they get older, so I only had one pair of shoes per child at any one time when they were toddlers.

pupsicola

The galleria near hatfield used to have a shoe shop that sold clarks etc at bargain prices. Ideal if you are in and around Hertfordshire.

onlyroz

A pre-school child only really needs one pair of shoes - especially if you don't go for a style that's too smart, and can be used for play as well.

tiamai_d

Echo what others have said.

At this age 1 pair is enough, they grow so quickly.

If you do want a second pair, you still have to get them fitted. Each brand is different. Clarks outlets, brantanno etc are good.

I also reccomend a pair of those moccinson style slipper socks (there is a company that makes them called shocks, or boots sell their own brand too) for indoors. Save the shoes for outside. You can even carry them in yoru bag for visiting friends.

rachbc

bare foot is best for feet so I would only put little ones in shoes for outside walking so a second pair is unlikely to be neccessary. I always go to an independent rather than clarkes as they have a far better range of makes and styles and therefore something likely to suit, esp if you have 'awkward' feet -like my dd and her narrow ankles!

3onitsway

shoesforkids.co.uk sell last seasons Clarks (and others) cheaper than the shop. Now you have your Clarks measurement, you could order some spares.

JC9297

I echo what others say, your daughters shoes will probably look almost as good as new when she grows out of them, most children don't actually do that much walking outdoors at that age.

Regarding the width a G fitting is not exceptionally wide, most children are F or G, especially when they are little as babies/toddlers often have quite fat feet although they often need a narrower fitting as they grow.

karren

my son is h fitting and nightmare to get reduced shoes for!
Id go for one pair as then you will get value for money out of shoes as all scuffs can be polished out xxx