I love these Toms for my daughter. The ash gray is perfect because it goes with pretty much anything in her closet from a day dress to a pair of jeans. She regularly gets comments about how cute her shoes are. I also love that they are very easy for her to put on by herself and they are comfy for her.All that said, I do have some frustrations with these shoes. This pair in particular fit her perfectly but there are variations in color and sizing from shoe to shoe. Once she outgrew her size 7's I ordered her a pair of size 8's since Toms doesn't have half sizes. The 8's really are too big on her. I try to over tighten the enclosure but even still I find her heel sort of flops about in the shoes. (She cannot tighten them enough by herself to be able to put these on alone) I found the heel of the size 8's to be much, much wider than the 7s. So much so that I thought there was a defect (the 8's also had a purplish hue to them). I found the replacement 8's to be the correct color gray but the heel was still freakishly wide. My daughter has extremely wide feet (it makes it difficult to find shoes for her) but what's happening in the heel of the shoe is crazy. I'm hoping that as her foot gets a little longer these will fit better because they really are my favorite, go to pair of shoes in her closet.