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Girls school shoes

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BlameItOnTheBogey · 05/01/2015 12:12

Am I looking in the wrong place? I want to buy dd (5) a decent, warm pair of shoes that she can run, climb and kick a ball in. Easy to do for ds but the only thing in the shops for dd appear to be mary janes, which are basically ballet flats with a strap. They aren't robust or particularly warm. Do shoe makers think 5 year old girls only want to simper around the playground playing fairies?

I tried to get a pair of boys shoes for dd but she doesn't want something that others will tell her is for boys. I get that but I am SO angry that shoemakers can't make strong shoes for girls that will keep her feet warm and allow her to kick a ball without falling apart. She's five for goodness sake.

Has anyone managed to solve this?

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Fillybuster · 05/01/2015 12:23

Watching with interest. There's no way dd1 (7) would agree to wear boys shoes, and she's very conscious of other girls in her class having 'pretty' shoes, but she also wants to be able to run/climb/kick etc.

Sadly the school have a very strict shoe policy, so can only look at black...

InMySpareTime · 05/01/2015 12:23

We got Toughees shoes for DD (via Amazon). They're from SA I think, and are durable, sensible etc but still stylish enough for 10yo DD. Not sure what sizes they go down to though.

nobutreally · 05/01/2015 12:20

Dd has maryjanes, but they are super solid startrite ones. Ime they are sturdier, and more foot covering. Otherwise, there's no law against buying boys shoes (d has had various of those in the past.

RiverTam · 05/01/2015 12:17

DD, also 5, is at a non-uniform school and shoes are one of the reasons why I am quite pleased about this. However, she does have mary janes as one of her pairs of shoes and whilst I agree with you about warmth (her other pair are sort of shoe/boots) they are perfectly robust and durable, DD is pretty active, she's worn them to the park on many occasions, she can run, climb and kick a ball in them and I fully expect them to last until she grows out of them. They weren't cheap, though.

I believe that Kickers do girls' school shoes, they seem both warm and robust.

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