Tip of the Week: Breaking in your Shoes

There are few things I hate more than breaking in a new pair of shoes. I just bought the cutest pair of heels on an end of season sale, and yesterday I wore them for the first time. Oh the agony! When am I going to learn to not wear a pair of new shoes when I will be out all day?!?!

Let this be a lesson to all of you…break in your wedding shoes before you wear them! They obviously require some special handling since they are more easily stained and scuffed, but you can take these steps to a pain free wedding day!

1) Before you begin, put masking tape on the bottom of the shoe to avoid scuffing the sole incase you decide to return them.

2) Walk around the house in them for at least an hour at a time, and make sure you wear them the same way as on your wedding day (stockings, barefoot etc.) so you can get a true sense for how they feel.

3) Remember, you’ll be on your feet all day and they will swell. In anticipation, you may want to stretch your shoes a little wearing a medium weight sock with them around the house.

4) Include in your wedding day emergency kit moleskin, baby powder, and extra foot cushioning (see Foot petals).

Good luck and happy stepping!

Best,

Julie

Comments

An old trick from my granma - damp some old news paper lightly with water, stuffed them into your new shoes a week before you going to use them.Make sure you change the damp newspaer every day. this helps to stretch those new shoes.