Now fits perfectly with or without socks and looks comfy. Even so, the mesh is very comfortable. This is high quality comfortable shoes. They are beautiful and very well made. Regardless, I still think they are super cute! I bought them for a ten-month-old and they fit her perfectly. No problems with the fit or sound. I ordered these for the need of teaching a Barre class and they were perfect in material and pricing. Listen. It fits very well and not much of a gap and I feel it would hold up well.