Just buy another shoe and add feathers
580264
paid over $200 for this shoe only for the feathers to start falling off. the shoe runs a half size too big and I had to have an ankle strap added in order to wear/walk in them. lots of complements but so not worth it
4342033
The shoes fit well, but the sole design starts to hurt your feet after a few hours. I would suggest wearing short ankle socks with them or a thin sole insert to buffer between the waffle design.
3689494
"So, how can we cut manufacturing costs for this model?"
"I know, let's make the soft rubber soles hollow under the heel!"
"Great idea--no reason to make that part of a shoe particularly durable!"

These shoes would be fantastic for a theater set, or if you travel mainly by jetpack, or if you are really good at walking on your hands. If you actually use them to walk in, you'll be disappointed. The leather started to crack after a few months, and it became clear that the soles were hollow. Just like Nike Airs, except not. They squeak. I actually can't believe they can get away with selling such trash. It's insulting, really.

Don't buy. I wish I hadn't.
4230753
The shoes are fine. Maybe more of a sneaker and less of a boot than I expected, but a pretty good shoe.

So why only 3 stars? When you spend good money on a pair of shoes and the laces are crap, it's frustrating. They broke almost right away on one of the hooks. They are also too "soft" and don't pull easily though the eyelets. I bought some tough laces and love them.

Wait! You noticed I said 3 stars and my review shows 2 stars. I almost forgot about the hooks that are turning because they are not properly connected to the shoe material. I'm pretty sure they will break loose before the shoes wear out.

Later addition: And now one of the seams is breaking! They will be useless soon. They are far from new, but very far from where I should be looking to replace them. Very sad I bought these.
3301159
Freebird boots have got distressing down pat.  These look like they were pulled from the bottom of a swamp.  Which was cool. They smelled of such good quality leather and looked great.  But they are just too narrow on the sides and they fit too close...like the top of the foot part.  Also the foot bed is thin, thin, thin.  No arch support or anything.  Might be ok with people who don't have foot issues, but I need comfort. I went to the store and got a pair of the thinnest insoles I could find and put them in and it didn't help enough.  Too bad- they are quite versatile with the zippers on both sides and it made me happy to look at them.  I would have bought one size up, but the 10 is ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE than the 9.  I have no idea why Amazon does that.
321545
My daughter has been begging us for these things, so when they popped up as a deal of the day we decided to buy them. They're adorable. They look great and go with any kind of outfit for school. She loves to wear them and has zero complaints about the comfort. Why the 2 stars? Well, we should have just stuck with our normal sneaker purchasing and bought sneakers for half the cost of these at Walmart. Believe it or not, the Walmart brand lasts longer. We aren't even 2 weeks into these sneakers and one of them no longer plays the chime and the other has part of the rubber sole pealing off of the back. Maybe we got a bad pair, but I would have expected better quality from Skechers. Kids are rough on sneakers, I get it. But I'd expect the chime to work for more than 10 days. As for the rubber sole pealing - really no clue on that one other than just really poor quality materials.
341750
Wear inserts with the shoes, they are not 'feet friendly' but really love the style so spend money on inserts to provide needed supported
183770
I really liked these shoes. Be warned though they are not going to last very long, they are not durable like regular sneakers. The style is so cute and for me I laced them loosely so I could just slip them on. I did have to buy inserts because they were really flat and not cushioned enough for me, but after that I wore them almost everyday for 6 months...they could last longer but I got bleach on mine and threw them away and now they've jacked up the price and I just don't think they're worth it anymore.
2280466
Within 24 hours the feathers were chewed off (thin plastic needs to be replaced with a wire of some sort). Once the feathers are gone...thr you is useless. Before that? Great!
246797
The inner sole is all rippled and full of dips and depressions, so they are very unnatural-feeling, especially on the left shoes. This terrible surface is NOT intentional or for purposes of orthopedic benefit, because the ripples, dips, and holes don't line up with your toes or the balls of your feet.  They force the toes into unnatural positions and force the left foot to have this unnatural rolling motion, because this junk is not consistently made from shoe to shoe.
  How is it possible to be so incompetent, you can't even make the sole of the shoe smooth? How is it possible to be so stupid, you can't even do that?
  B.t.w., I did try some of my top-quality insoles, even solid gel insoles, over the potholed landscape of these terrible shoes.  They're so badly made, even those insole wouldn't help, and I've walked for 2,000 miles through the Pacific Crest mountain ranges with that brand of insoles.
  Don't assume Avia even designs or makes this  junk.  Most evil, America-destroying corporations...like Avia...just look around for the Chinese slaveholding company that will sell them their OWN shoes at the lowest slave-labor-made price, instead of making shoes in China with factories that they build themselves. Maybe Avia did that, maybe it didn't, but these shoes are just as bad either way.
  It's a real pain in the neck to send this junk back.  Don't make the mistake I made...but that I won't repeat.  It's now clear that we can't trust Avia, which used to make really, really good shoes.  Let's all just never buy anything from Avia again.
3879169
You can't put an inner-sole in unless you remove the one that comes with it. The height at the toe is not very tall.
Okay shoe but not what I expect from KSwiss.
273512
Exactly like the tennies you wore as a kid. You'll enjoy them as much as ever. Then toss them in the washer and wear them some more. Try that with any other shoe.
374400
NOT AT ALL LIKE TRUE BIRKS.  Wore around the house for about ten minutes and hurt and no support spend the extra few dollars and go to actual bird store. or Macys
1115352
I would love to give these another star or two but I've only worn them 3 times for various errands and the bottoms (an interesting material) is shredding and tearing up.  Probably best as house shoes and not to be worn outside.
4757812
We bought 1 size up and it fits perfectly.  Unfortunately, my kids promptly lost both tools and the insert to change these into sneakers the first day they wore them.  I have no idea how to replace it.
1772469
I love Nike shoes and so do my kids but this pair of shoes did not even make it till the end of the year. We had to buy new shoes because the sole started coming off after a few weeks and just the other day, I had to tell my son that he cannot wear them anymore because the fabric at the toes on both shoes; I could see his toes sticking out. I think from now on, I will just go to the store and buy our Nike shoes.
2006687
I was very disappointed with this purchase. One of the earring's feathers were full and fluffy and the other one had something I would barely even call a feather. After taking the feathers out and attempting to make them look even I might try to wear them but the feathers will probably just fall out. You can probably get something better at the dollar store.