You wear shoes every day and everywhere, so it is only natural that you want fashionable shoes to add to your style. But sometimes, these stylish shoes are uncomfortable. One of the most efficient ways to stretch the toe box of a shoe is to use a stretcher or wear thick wet socks. Check below … Read more
I became interested in shoe stretchers as my two kids often complain about their footwear being too tight… or too lose, but that is an entirely different story. Tight shoes translate into lack of comfort which in turn translate into cranky children. And as my kids are two and five years old, they don’t have … Read more
Shoe polish is a lifesaver for old shoes as long as it stays confined to the leather parts only. If it gets on your clothes, on the rubber sides of your shoes, or the floor, then you have a serious problem. Its sticky and oily nature makes it worse if you just to rub with … Read more
Take Elvis, for example, he can’t even stand his blue suede shoes getting stepped on, yet I wonder what would he do if you spill some shoe polish on them?! What I am trying to say here is that I have been thinking about an old pair of suede shoes that my wife used to … Read more
Smelly shoes! One of the actions you can take is to wash the insoles of your shoes. Wash the insoles by hand, DO NOT wash them in a machine. The insoles might lose shape and the top layer can come loose. With smelly shoes, most of the time, it is not the shoe; it is … Read more
Hot weather is great, and I enjoy summer nights more than necessary, but it has a side effect on my winter gear. Genuine leather becomes cracked and dried from the heat as much as from exposer to UV rays, much like our skin does under sun. I use saddle soap to recondition all my leather … Read more
As you may have read on another post I wrote on this site on the question of how good steel toe boots are for feet and posture, I was planning to buy a pair of this type of boots, and I wanted to have all the details in before I started spending money. Well, I … Read more
I feel like I really need to start this post with the disclaimer that I am in no way a “men’s man”. I feel more comfortable in front of the PC rather than with a saw in my hand. That in itself should explain why, as I started taking apart our old patio terrace, I … Read more
My weekly date night with my husband is the only time when I truly escape the responsibilities of being a mother. Like many other women, I love to primp myself up in short pretty dresses with nice pairs of heal shoes, purses to match, and a bit of make-up to lighten up my face. On … Read more
A few years ago, I bought my son his first pair of ECCO suede leather and he jumped with them so often in puddles that he almost learned how to use the boot dryer himself, despite being 3 years old. He is now 5 and his younger sister will soon start wearing those shoes. With … Read more
