I have been using this same type of shoe for over 5 years now. I would recommend these to any first time ballet moms. I bought a REALTRUCK TracRac universal truck rack to transport my kayaks. Thats a great idea! Needless to say, this is the last time I am buying anything from Amazons renewed program. They arrived just as I was about to go out and I foolishly tried them on and decided they were fine so decided to remove labels and wear them ( so now obviously not able to return them) I quickly noticed that they ?gaped? at the sides as I walked and that they were just too big generally. Cute but chain broke within the first 5 minutes of having it on The is a 1/4 inch gap on my arch. ?Sturdiness? and ?durability? get one star, though. No cons, cant think of a single one where I am very happy with the purchase.