DS1 who is 7 has grown out of his most perfect trainers - Fitflop funsneakers - guttingly these were discontinued and cannot be located anywhere. Oh except for the shop in Thailand which I nicked this photo from to show you what they are like (although his are blue suede). They are Comfy. Wide. velcro fastening. Perfect. Unavailable... ( I did show him the womens as they start at 3, but they are all laceup, and apparently not cool. He has a point.)
He struggles big time with footwear and detests wearing anything new. I said I'd try to find something similar for the christmas holidays, but I am failing. He measures an H in Clarks, and has a high instep, but there's nothing in there that is like this. I showed him pics online and what he wants is more of a skate shoe style as opposed to a trainer style as this is closer to the style of the fitflops.
Can anyone recommend something like this / a brand that does wider footwear as standard?
This is casual wear, so its not like is urgent, but I am making it my mission to find him something he likes. He really wants velcro (quick off) and I think he might even settle for high tops of some kind. They will be used for normal kid stuff like running around/kicking stuff/climbing.