Shoe Maintenance
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Breaking-in - Some shoes are made of hard but deformable material.
After a person wears them multiple times, the material deforms to
fit the wearer's feet. The person is said to have broken in the
shoes.
Polishing - for protection, water resistance (to some extent) and
appearance, especially for leather shoes and boots.
Heel replacement - heels periodically wear out. Not all shoes are
designed to enable this.
Sole replacement - soles also wear out. Not all shoes can have their
soles replaced.
Shoelace replacement.
Someone who makes or repairs shoes in a shop could be called a
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Shoe etiquetteIn most parts of the world (Asia, Eastern Europe, parts of the
Middle East and Africa, much of Northern Europe and Canada, as well
as Alaska) it is customary to remove shoes when entering a house. In
the US it is not a "custom", but it is very common. People do this
to avoid bringing dirt, mud or snow into the house.
In the Middle East and Thailand, it is considered rude to show the
soles of the feet to others (even accidentally, such as by crossing
the legs). In addition, in Thailand, it is an extreme insult for the
foot, socks, or shoes to touch someone's head or be placed over it.
Although feet touching heads is an extremely rare occurrence in any
society, some Muay Thai boxers insult each other by "kicking" the
opponent's head with their foot (most Muay Thai kicks are executed
with the shin).SizesUnits for shoe sizes vary widely around the world. European sizes
are measured in Paris Points, which are worth two-thirds of a
centimetre. The UK and American units are approximately one-quarter
of an inch, starting at 8¼ inches. Men's and women's shoe sizes
often have different scales. Shoes size is often measured using a
Brannock Device, which can determine both the width and length of
the foot.
A shoe size is a numerical indication of the fitting size of a shoe
for a person. Several different shoe-size systems are still used
today worldwide. In some regions, it is even customary to use
different shoe-size systems for different types of shoes (e.g.,
men's, women's, children's, sport or safety shoes).
The length of a foot is commonly defined as the horizontal distance
between two parallel lines that are perpendicular to the foot and in
contact with the most prominent toe and the most prominent part of
the heel. Foot length is measured with the subject standing barefoot
and the weight of the body equally distributed on both feet.
The size of the left and right foot is often slightly different for
many people. In order to choose a shoe size, both feet should be
measured and then the shoe size should be chosen based on the larger
foot.
Each shoe is suitable for a small interval of foot lengths. The
length of the inner cavity of a shoe must typically be 15–20 mm
longer than the length of the foot, but this relation varies between
different types of shoes.
There are three characteristic lengths that a shoe-size system can
refer to:
The average length of foot for which a shoe is suitable. For
customers, this measure has the advantage of being directly related
to their feet. It applies equally to any type, form, or material of
shoe. However, this measure is less popular with manufacturers, as
it requires them to test carefully for each new shoe model, for
which range of foot sizes it is recommendable. It puts on the
manufacturer the burden of ensuring that the shoe will fit a foot of
a given length.
The length of the inner cavity of the shoe. This measure has the
advantage that it can be measured easily on the finished product.
However, it will vary with manufacturing tolerances and provides the
customer only very crude information about the range of foot sizes
for which the shoe is suitable.
The length of the "last", the foot-shaped template over which the
shoe is manufactured. This measure is the easiest one for the
manufacturer to use, as it identifies only the tool used to produce
the shoe. It makes no promise about manufacturing tolerances or for
what size of foot the shoe is actually suitable. It leaves all
responsibility and risk of choosing the correct size with the
customer.
All these measures differ substantially from each other for the same
shoe.
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