If the shoe fits, wear it
Shoes are not just a part of your wardrobe; shoes are an investment in
the protection and comfort of your feet. Spend your money wisely and the
return will be more value for your dollar, more comfort, better foot
health and even a sense that you are helping to protect the environment.
Shoe repair makes sense
- Shoe repair adds value to your investment in your footwear
- Quality, well-maintained men's shoes can be resoled seven to ten times at a fraction of the cost of new shoes
- New soles and heels, and reconditioned uppers, help your shoes look new, yet retain that broken-in, comfortable feeling
- A quality woman’s shoe can be resoled three to five times
Protect your feet and your footwear investments
Shoe
repair can alleviate a variety of physical problems. Worn heels
will change your gait. When you are not walking
properly, your feet, ankles, knees, hips and back can all suffer. A
quality man’s shoe can be resoled seven to 10 times at a fraction of the
cost of new shoes and can provide 30 years of comfortable service.
Improper fit causes calluses, corns and bunions. We can stretch a shoe
from a D to a EE in width.
History of shoes
The earliest known shoes date from about
8000 to 7000 BCE
and were found in Oregon, USA in 1938. However, the
materials used for making shoes do not normally last for thousands of
years, so shoes were probably in use long before this. Physical
anthropologist Erik Trinkaus believes he has found evidence that the use
of shoes began in the period between about 40,000 and 26,000 years ago,
based on the fact that the thickness of the bones of the toes (other
than the big toe) decreased during this period, on the premise that
going barefoot results in greater bone growth before this period.
There is a large
variety of shoes available for women, in addition to most of the
men's styles being more accepted as unisex. Some broad categories
are Pumps, known in the US and in the UK they are known as
ballerinas. Ballet pumps or skimmers, are shoes with a very low heel
and a relatively short vamp, exposing much of the instep. They are
popular for warm-weather wear, and may be seen as more comfortable
than shoes with a higher heel. High heels may be shoes with heels 2
inches or higher. They are often seen as having more sex appeal than
low heels and are thus commonly worn by women for formal occasions
or social outings. Sneaker boot and sneaker pump, a shoe that looks
like an athletic shoe, but is equipped with a heel, making it a kind
of novelty dress shoe. 
Men's shoes can
be categorized by how they are closed, Balmorals, Blucher and
Monk-straps - a buckle and strap instead of lacing . Men's shoes can
also be decorated in various ways, Plain-toes - have a sleek
appearance and no extra decorations on the vamp, Cap-toes have an
extra layer of leather that "caps" the toe. This is possibly the
most popular decoration, and Brogues (American: wing-tips). The toe
of the shoe is covered with a perforated panel, the wing-tip, which
extends down either side of the shoe. Brogues can be found in both
balmorals and blucher styles.