It is a known fact that shoes are women’s weakness and no number of shoes can ever satisfy a woman’s desire. She can probably never say “No” for yet another pair of shoes. And if these shoes are high heeled ones, any woman will go gaga over them.
When it comes to wearing these high heeled shoes, every woman whether she is a celebrity or a simple house wife, loves to slip into them. This is irrespective of the fact that their feet ache and bear the pain caused by the high heels. Though it is a known fact, that wearing high heel shoes is not a matter of comfort, yet the appeal of high heels is such that anyone would get lured away. Fortunately, there also are some simple and smart ideas so that you can easily break in the high heels.
- Firstly, wear your new shoes every day for half an hour. This will help your feet to accommodate better in the shoe.
- Now try wearing your high heels with pairs of different kind of socks. This will stretch you footwear giving your foot a better comfort later.
- To begin with, wear them with a pair of tube socks while you are watching a TV show or simply doing your house hold chores.
- In a couple of days you can change your tube socks into sans socks to stretch them a little more.
- You can also soften your shoes by dampening them. Take a piece of wet cloth and damp the inside of your shoes. You may also use alcohol for the purpose.
- Wear your shoes after you have dampened them for about twenty-five minutes.
- Allow your shoes to dry in open area with enough air circulation so that they dry naturally.
Now that your shoe has stretched and is giving you a comfort fit, it is important to take care of the ‘traction’ in the shoes. Though brands like Fitflops and Sketchers offer shoes that take care of the sole and toning of your feet. But unfortunately, not all brands take care of this aspect. You can try on a skechers heel sandals brown to feel the difference.
Companies finish the shoe soles with wax or varnish, to have better selling appeal which leads to lack of grip and slipping, especially on wet floors. Therefore it is important to add traction to your leather or PVC made soles. This can be done by roughing the soles a bit with a coarse sandpaper, or lightly using a wire brush; a rasp will expose the fresh leather resulting in improved traction.
Having done all these things, you are sure to have a comfortable and happy day in your favorite high heel shoes. Have a nice day!