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I have written about tongue pads before here on the blog, a very simple way to correct the fit of the instep of a shoe. Now Pedag has launched a new variant of these made in suede that definitely seems better than those that previously existed on the market.
Some time ago I wrote a post about the different things that affect how shoes will stretch on the Swedish version of this blog (will be posted here on the English one in the future: EDIT, up now here), a topic that you can say a lot about. That was about shoe construction and how it differently affect stretching, here we look at a few aspects which instead is about how they are, so to say “exposed to” when being used.
I write a lot here on Shoegazing about how one can, and should, adapt the fit of RTW shoes in terms of various minor or major interventions so that they fit as good as possible. Here is another such tip on how to give more or less space at the instep, and the best part is that it takes a minute to fix and all you need is your shoelaces.
Good fit is the single most important feature of a shoe, even so, a lot of people wear shoes that fits quite bad. It’s, to generalize a bit, usually because of a combination of a lack of knowledge about how a shoe should fit and due to the fact that Ready to Wear shoes are built to fit as many feet as possible. Here’s a walkthrough of common problems regarding fit that one usually see.
This is a technique that works best on cordovan shoes, but which also can be used for normal calf leather. It’s about simply guiding the leather how to crease by pressing two pens against it when bending the shoe for the first time. The aim is to gather the creases to where it is intended to be, in two lines at the shoe’s flex point.
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The toe on the front of the sole always down faster than the rest of the sole, and for some who take big steps,the wear can be quite dramatically. Here a tip about flush rubber toe taps which is a good solution to prevent this from happening.
Yet one of those tips that are obvious to many of you, but I’ve noticed that surprisingly many still do wrong about this. It’s about ensuring that you tighten the laces/buckles on the shoes properly so that the feet is held in place as they should in the shoe.
It is easy to believe that welted shoes have a bit wider sole edge only to have room for the sole stitch, and that there isn’t more to it than that. But the fact is that a protruding sole edge has many great qualities, which I go through a bit more here.
