Shoe shopping

I guess this goes in this section rather than 'first baby'

I want to buy the girls proper shoes for when outside but have no idea where to start.
Eimear is now walking solidly for 3 weeks and Aoife is still a bit wobbly but walking is definitely her preferred mode of transport

What are the good brands and where in Wellington can I go to get their feet measured?

Do I go to a shoe shop or somewhere like Babystar / Baby Factory?

Any help would be appreciated as what I'm used to is going into a shoe shop, getting measured (length & width) for shoes and coming out with Clarks.

TIA

The most important thing for the early walking stages is a good fit and flexible soles.  You can find some good shoes at places like kmart and the warehouse or if you are willing to part with a wee bit more there's a shop down courtenay place, I can't remember it's name but it's just down from the Opera House (the theatre, not the bar).

We got most of Daniels previous shoes from the warehouse but MIL took Daniel to hannahs one day while she had him and got him some shoes which have been awesome. He's a size 6 though

When Dom went into shoes I went to one of those ridiculously expensive baby shoe shops, got his feet properly measured, took all their great advice and then went searching around the baby stores, warehouse, and number one shoe warehouse. Found heaps of great shoes for half the price and less than the expensive shops. But then Dominic's a tall boy with BIG feet and I knew he would grow out of his shoes very fast!

Bays Shoes in Kilbirnie is really great for getting little feet properly measured for the first time. The older man who works there (bald, 45ish) is the owner and is great with little kids.

Gosh they are quick off the mark - Sophie is still well into crawling and started pulling up on her birthday on Saturday.

MrsMojo wrote: the  there's a shop down courtenay place, I can't remember it's name but it's just down from the Opera House (the theatre, not the bar).

it's called gubbs
there is also a really good shop in Kilbirnie on the main street, can't remember the name of that tho. Also try Hoofs, there sizing seems to fit Fay OK WWW. hoofs.co.nz
Oops didn't read all the post about bay shoes

Edited by Redbedrock

yeah it's still gubbs they just took there kids shoe operation further down the road as it took up too much room in the other shop

Hey tishy, I got these for Harry

Hoof

They are fantastic and really easy for him to walk in. I have found hoof shoes good for Charlotte also. You can order online or there may be a stockist near you so you can try them on. They do red ones aswell.

Oh and just looked they do pink as well. They also have some pretty cute other girls shoes too!

In wellington they have them at Infantesimal and Babystar going by the stockists on their website.

Edited by lottieandharry