We bought our son, Logan, these trainers a couple of months ago. He has a smart pair of Clarks shoes, but they don't really go with some of his jeans and we wanted a more casual shoe. We found these in Sports Direct priced at £14.99 which we thought was quite a good price for Nike and they looked really cute!
They are designed to look like a tennis shoe. The sole is made of rubber and is very flat, curving up very slighty at the toe. There is a thick edging strip which goes around the whole shoe and is made of the same material, at the back and around the heel, there is a thin grey line running through with NIKE printed in white on the outside edge and the swoosh at the heel. This edging protects the upper shoe from a lot of dirt and scuffs, especially on the toe area. I wipe it over every now and then with a wet wipe to keep them looking clean. The upper is a marl grey fabric so the edging is very useful, if the upper gets dirty they usually need to go in the washing machine. The stitching is tiny and hardly noticible. The trademark Nike 'swoosh' is in black and sewn onto the side of the shoe with contrasting white stitching. These trainers fasten with two very strong velcro strips. The tongue is in the same grey fabric and has a white label stitched on the top showing the NIKE name and swoosh again. Inside, the insole is slightly cushioned and the upper is made of breathable mesh. They aren't a very wide trainer and look on the small side compared to Adidas. Logan is a size 5G. We asked a lady in Clarks to check them and she said they fit him fine, although she wouldn't recommend them over his Clarks shoes. (What a surprise!)So, two months on and these shoes have had quite a bit of wear. Logan picks these up to wear rather than his Clarks shoes, so I presume they are more comfortable. I have two gripes with the shoe, the main one being that the fabric has bobbled and this happened before I started washing them in the machine. The second is the velcro straps curl upwards on the ends. It's not a major problem, it's only slight but it doesn't happen on other trainers, I suppose it's because they are fabric and not leather. Nevertheless, the shoes are easy to keep clean and come up well from the washing machine. The thick rubber edging gives them quite a retro look and they look great with a lot of his clothes. Logan walks well in them and has not had any blisters or rubbing from them. I think it's worth pointing out that being fabric they aren't water proof, so will need some protection spray. Not a problem for us though, Logan hears the word 'rain' and the wellies come out!
Advantages:
Look great, Rubber edging protects & keeps clean
Disadvantages:
Bobbling and velcro straps curling
Watkins11: Jan 18th, 2011
http://sports.ciao.co.uk/Nike_Capri_Toddler_Trainer__Review_5954812
A very comfortable trainer but seems to have a huge toecap which is out of proportion to the shoe. As always the shoe is of excellent quality but I did'nt like the heel strap and the styling is'nt up to G-Star's usual quality.
G-Star Serger, 13 Aug 2010
Review by Bart
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B003KCAFVO/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
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