This is going to sound like a dumb question to some of you, but I need advice on breaking in my new shoes. I got these cute flats which I know will be comfy after a while, but I think the problem is not the shoes, it’s my feet. I baby my feet. I usually wear comfy sneakers or loafers, and socks. I don’t walk around barefoot. Therefore the skin on my feet is highly susceptible to blisters. It sucks. Should I just tough it out and push through the pain until I have some good healthy calluses on my heels and toesies? Why is it that every other woman I know can wear strappy shoes and cute flats without crying?
I need to break in my feet.
Am I the only girl with this problem?
FEH.
In other news, SF is buried under a vast sea of fog and I am making taco salad for dinner.
I dunno if this is gonna help you at all, but when I buy a new pair of cowboy boots, I have a little trick to make them more comfortable: I fill a freezer bag full of water, double bag it, and place it in the place where the pressure is. Then I freeze the shoe w/ the bag inside, and it stretches it out just enough. Once again, FWIW.
And Chicago is oddly covered in fog as well, all day long. It’s weird.
That’s interesting, and it makes sense since cold water molecules expand. But I dont wanna stretch out my shoes… they fit great on my feet. It’s just that where the soft nice leather touches my delicate feet skin, unavoidable friction occurs which would not be a problem if my feet were just… tougher. I am a baby!
thanks tho š
Yeah.. it’s a neat little trick to know.
Meanwhile, I think you’re looking at a good excuse to up the barefoot walks on beach!
I am the same way. One thing that works for me is to get that molefoam stuff from the drugstore. I then stick it to the offending part of the shoe as opposed to my foot. After it is broken in, you can take it off or just replace it as it gets worn.
Also, nicer comfort shoe places (like that one that is by arizmendi/where you catch the muni???) will often custom stretch/adjust shoes for you. They have machines. Even if you did not buy the shoes there, if you ask nice they will do it.
Thanks! That’s a good idea.
My feet are so tender though, I find that in the beginning of summer, they even chafe up when I wear my old flip flops. It could just be that they spent all winter protected and the skin hasn’t really been exposed to anything. I never wear sandals etc in the winter, as I’m sure you understand.
My feet are extremely sensitive as well, so I understand your pain, literally.
I have always gotten by with two pairs of socks, or, if it happens to be a no sock shoe, a single pair of socks. You may have to wear them about the house at first for short periods.
But your assessment is correct in my opinion, shoes are typically much tougher than my feet and it takes time for the feet to adjust to the new pair, not vice versa.
I have shoe issues, James would kick me for saying it in such subtle terms… I am a one shoe kinda girl and so I usually fixate, thusly only wear a certain kind of shoe for vast periods of time. That means I am wearing mostly a pair of Mary Jane style Keens, and when I say mostly, I guess that I actually mean exclusively / : Indeed, I cry with strappy heel fanciness! Oh the shame…
I wonder if most women are like us, in spite of every fashion magazine that exclusively prints pics of women in sexy shoes.
See, these shoes I got are just flats, no height… and so cute! I will wear them dammit. They were too expensive to just sit on a shelf anyway.
Jane: I recommed bodyglide, which is what surfers and athletes use to prevent chafing. I also recommed walking barefoot as much as possible at home, to strengthen your foot muscles. It’s better for your feet!