Last year, I made these for my 3-year-old child's Shichi-Go-San in November. They were used for about 4 hours. The first photo shows the unused condition, and the second and third photos show the current condition after use! The soles are a little fuzzy, but I don't think it's particularly noticeable! Please check the photos. Photos 4 and 5 are of the child wearing them. The size is 17.5 cm. My child usually wears shoes that are 16cm or 16.5cm. They wore them without any issues, and didn't seem to mind them at all. They wore the shoes without complaint, and even my relatives were fooled, saying, "Wow, you can wear geta (Japanese wooden clogs)!" Haha!