How to Choose a Suitable Pair of Shoes?

Most people buy shoes only considering the appearance of the shoes and ignoring the comfort. This causes some people to suffer from wearing new shoes. If the winter mountaineering boots are too small, they will squeeze our feet and even cause our walking posture to change. Among them, some high heels can also cause hallux valgus. So choosing a pair of comfortable and suitable snow proof boots is crucial. So how should we choose such shoes? 

 

 

How to Judge Whether The Shoes Are Comfortable?

Whether a pair of shoes is comfortable needs to be judged from the following aspects.

 

Breathability

Most of the time, winter snow boots must have good breathability, especially some winter ankle boots worn for a long time. If the breathability, is not good, it will cause the feet to sweat very easily. Over time, bacteria will be bred in high top shoes. The breathability of shoes is mainly related to its materials, general materials are natural leather, artificial leather, fabric and so on.

 

Most natural leather has good breathability. Among them, chamois has better air breathability than cowhide, sheepskin and pigskin. Of course, different processing technology will also lead to slightly different breathability of leather shoes for men. However, the breathability of artificial leather is relatively poor, some even completely airtight. There are many kinds of fabric, such as cotton, linen, nylon, canvas, etc. Most of the fabrics have good breathability, but poor waterproof performance. If the vamp, lining and insole of a pair of business casual shoes are made of breathable materials, the breathability of the shoes must be very good. Conversely, if a part of a pair of shoes is made of materials with poor breathability, the breathability of the shoes will be much worse.

 

Softness

Softness is also an important indicator for shoes. The softer the shoes, the less the burden on the feet, which makes people feel more comfortable wearing shoes. The softness of men’s casual dress shoes is related to the vamp, inner and sole of the shoe.

 

If the vamp of a pair of shoes is made of hard material and its lining is not soft, then our feet will be worn out by the shoes. Wearing these shoes for a long time may also cause blisters on our feet. When observing the lining of shoes, pay attention to whether there are soft materials on the insole and heel, such as silicone, memory sponge, pigskin, deerskin, etc. The material and technology of the sole is also an important factor to determine the softness of shoes. In the 19th century, when European shoemakers invented Goodyear, they added a layer of cork to their shoes to provide cushioning and moisture absorption. Today's technology is very developed, many shoe manufacturer s have their own technology, so they have launched a variety of cushioning soles.

 

Containment

The containment of shoes is also an important index that affects the comfort of shoes. In the case of tall winter boots, for example, they should be able to wrap our ankles to prevent them from being sprained. At the same time, waterproof hiking boots should also leave enough space for our toes to move inside and avoid being squeezed. Such boots have good containment.