Patent Leather Shoe Etiquette

Patent leather shoes are in women's closets from coast-to-coast. They have seemingly become the go-to shoe for everyday wear as well as more formal affairs. Yet in spite of the current patent leather shoe craze, you have to wonder if there's ever a time to forgo patent leather for another shoe fabric or if patent leather is truly an anytime, year-around shoe. Patent Leather for Winter and Summer and the Seasons in Between Nowadays, women...

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How to Choose Shoes For Comfort

Comfortable shoes are part of good care your feet deserve. Other ingredients for healthy and normal feet are cleanliness, trimmed nails and exercise. Our feet are our levers, balancers and shock absorbers. Keep them comfortable and healthy. Instructions 1 Observe how your foot is built. Know your foot. Your foot consists of 33 joints. Your foot has a long, high major arch along its inner border. The minor arch is a long slight arch along...

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How to Choose Shoes for a Wide Foot

Since most shoe stores stock shoes in a "B" width, wide feet for both men and women is defined as a size "C" or wider. You may have wide feet for many reasons. You may have inherited them from your parents or the wideness may have resulted from an injury. Many people have a wide foot due to toe deformities such as bunions. (A bunion is a deformity of the big toe joint which causes the foot to be misshapen and widen across the ball of the foot)....

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Ways to Wear Fashion Boots

Every woman should own at least one pair of fashion boots. Today's versatile boots can accessorize virtually any look from ultra dressy to super casual. When selecting the proper fashion boot for a particular ensemble, first consider your personal style and comfort instead of the latest trends. Face it, a miniskirt and stiletto boots are not appropriate for everyone. Open your closet and experiment with the different ways to wear fashion boots. ...

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How to Spot Fake Shoes

Finding a great deal on high-end designer shoes is bound to make you excited, at least until you find out that the shoes you just purchased are actually fake. Now you're angry that you spent the money on fake shoes and embarrassed that somebody may believe you're trying to pass off "knockoff" shoes as the real thing. By knowing what to look for before you make your purchase, you can spot these fake shoes from the real thing. Instructions 1 ...

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How to Fix Slippery Soles

Falls and injuries often occur when people lose traction under foot when walking. Common causes of lost traction are slippery floors and slippery shoe soles. Slippery soles are usually the result of a shoe designer creating a shoe with a flat, un-textured sole design or slippery sole material. They can also occur when a textured sole wears down and flattens with use. Whatever the cause of the slipping, you can usually fix slippery shoe problems at...

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