Cruel Shoes

[qos]

I have two small bruises on my right calf from my new boots.
Clearly, I am going to have to take this breaking-in process slowly.

But damn they look good!

Comments

[professor-mom.livejournal.com]

When I think of a qos buying new shoes, I definitely think of boots. I hope you become accustomed to them.

[a-belletrist.livejournal.com]

If they're leather, you can soften the edges of them, by applying rubbing alcohol where you need it. The alcohol moistens the leather enough to stretch and soften a little, but then evaporates without staining.

It's an old technique dancers use on new shoes to 'break them in.' I use it to stretch around the side of my foot. Put on the shoe, soak the tight area, then wear it until it dries.

I always recommend doing a test somewhere that won't show ... just in case the leather is dyed in such a way that the color will change.