07/16/2012    

PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS

CA Podiatrist Discusses Breaking in Shoes

The type of leather will affect how easy it is to break in a new pair of shoes, says Dr. Joshua Kaye, a Los Angeles-based podiatrist. Calfskin, a supple leather that conforms to the shape of the foot, generally breaks in faster than full-grain or top-grain leather. Expensive shoes tend to have thinner leather and to stretch more as you wear them.

Dr. Joshua Kaye

Dr. Kaye suggests that shoppers flex various shoes' leather between their fingers to compare thickness and flexibility. Suede is generally a softer material, comparable to finer leather in terms of thickness and ease of break-in.

Source: Ray A. Smith, Wall Street Journal [7/11/12]