Lelli Kelly shoes

My little girl is such a girly girl that loves all things pink, purple, and of course sparkly. I've had my eye on Lelli Kelly's for ages but just couldn't justify spending so much on a pair of shoes for a toddler that will get wrecked and most of all a short period of time with the rapid rate of growth. So i decided to get them as a Christmas treat last year 2012, i purchased them from Jones at a steep £45. The attention to detail is outstanding as every single bead and gem is individually stitched on so when you look at it like that then your mainly paying for the intricate labour (well this is what i kept telling myself in order to justify it). They come in a huge range of colours and designs which makes it difficult to decide which is why i bought them as a Christmas gift otherwise we would be there all day trying to make a choice lol. My little girl is very clumsy and is such an outdoors child (as i'm sure most are) so you need a good robust shoe to last, due to the beads and the cost she only really wore them at weekends to prevent damage and to give them a chance of staying clean (ish).

These are the shoes before wear................

And these are them after only 8 months of careful use...........

Considering they are only 8 months old there not that bad, but overall i'm very disappointed in the quality and wear of them, £45 is alot of money to spend on a child's shoe and given the name i was expecting more. My daughter assured me they were comfortable which is good, and they do include insoles which gives a bit more growth then the average shoe, also they can be put in the washing machine on a low temp but just be aware this could encourage the beads to come off but in my experience they didn't, this occurred during wear leaving not very many left sadly. I feel if these were worn on a daily basis they would have been totally ruined, these shoes are defiantly an occasional shoe as there too delicate.
She grew out of these about 3 months ago so i will be putting them on eBay as they still have some use left in them but as for future purchases i will not be buying anymore Lelli Kelly's, i know there are far more varieties of shoes that are harder wearing which come with a cheaper price tag.

Hope this helps, and just bare in mind that this is just my personal experience, some may discover the opposite.