Dr’s. RESPONSE: Shoes are an important component of our attire that many people take for granted. Shoes are quite important and fitting. A new pair of shoes is not as simple as buying what you want off the shelf and breaking them in.
Our feet change throughout the day. In the morning, our feet are at their smallest because they have been resting all night long while your body has been sleeping. When we first get up in the morning, our feet also begin their long day. As the day progresses, our feet begin to swell. This is due to repetitive usage as well as the effects of gravity which pull more fluids towards our feet. Also, when our feet are hot, they begin to sweat. This obviously tends to occur more as the day goes on.
So what is the true way to find a pair of shoes? First of all, when you try on a pair of shoes, you must try them on at the end of the day, when your feet are their largest. Because our feet swell, those shoes that we try on in the morning might fit just right but may be tight towards the end of the day. Also, be sure to try on both pairs of shoes. No two shoes or two feet are exactly alike. Therefore, the effort must be made to try on both pairs of shoes to ensure that there are no fitting issues. Sometimes, inner seams can irritate feet, shoe tongues can be bothersome, and slip in pads can be poorly manufactured. Also, if you know that one foot is bigger than the other, wear shoes that fit the largest foot, not the smaller foot.
Also, a knowledgeable shoe salesman, which are becoming harder and harder to find these days, should use a Braddock device. If you recall from childhood, this is that funny oval metal thing that you used to stand in to measure your foot size. These are separate ones for men and women. Your foot should be measured while you are standing. As you stand, your foot stretches to its full length as the arch of your foot slightly flattens. Another way to gauge the correct size is that when trying on a new pair of shoes, stand up and kick your heel all the way to the back of the shoe. While standing, you should be able to press a full thumb’s width from the tips of your toes to the shoe tip. If it is less than that width, those shoes are too small.
Another important tip to remember is that, in general, dress shoes are one full size smaller than sneakers. So if you wear are 13 sneaker, your dress shoes should be a size 12. Also, for women who have had children, the general rule is that for every child you have, your shoe size may increase by one half shoe size. Finally, a good supportive shoe is one that will not bend easily from tip to heel. There should be enough resistance within the sole of the shoe to prevent this.
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