Break In Your Beautiful Shoes

Tip of the Week: Breaking in your Shoes

Julie Sabatino ON Aug 23, 2007 at

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

MY THOUGHTS

even if it's not your wedding,pay attention to these tipson breaking-in your beautiful shoes. i've been in so many situations where my new shoes actually caused wounds. and i can't wear shoes for days without band-aids. i just hate those blisters.