- Comfort: 20/20
- Versatility: 18/20
- Durability: 18/20
- Style: 18/20
- Cleanability: 19/20
Total: 93/100
My sweet son didn’t stand a chance—my husband and I are tall people, with equally large, paddle-like feet. At 18 months, he’s wearing 3T and 4T clothes, and no matter what stores I visit, I couldn’t seem to find shoes to fit his tootsies. While I can’t get enough of his little block feet—so pronounced strangers have stopped me to shout, “Oh my god, those Fred Flintstone feet!”—finding shoes that weren’t just long and wide enough, but were uh, tall enough, soon became a problem.
We’d visit store after store, wiggling on pair after pair, but I’d either find stretchy shoes that’d slip off immediately, or too-tight pairs that seemed cruel to cram his toes into. Even the wide-width shoes didn’t cut it. That’s why, when testing snow booties of all things, I happened upon a pair of Stonz Cruisers—and these shoes had such a Cinderella fit (so easy to take on and off! No complaining from my little guy, who hates anything remotely restrictive and would run around naked 24/7 if allowed! In short, a miracle!), that I needed to shout it from the Internet. And share it with any other parent who’s reached that point where they’re partially resigned to letting their toddler live in socks for the foreseeable future. Here’s what I love about the style—and the two issues I have with ‘em.