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Leather boots are essential for colder weather months, but sometimes that snug fit is a bit too tight. Is it possible to stretch leather boots to make the fit more comfortable? Actually, yes. There ...

People with wide feet know that a bad pair of shoes can genuinely make or break your week. One outing in a pair of ill-fitting, too-narrow shoes, and you'll be nursing an aftermath of blisters, ...

I’ve been “blessed,” so I’ve been told, with somewhat small feet (the average women’s size is an 8.5 or 9 and I’m a 6.5 or 7). This is only really convenient when there’s a sale and sizes 8 and above ...

Two things are probably at work here, Art. One, as we get older, our feet spread out a little as gravity slowly spreads the connecting ligaments and tissue in the foot. I m about a half-size larger, ...

Scour them with sandpaper for traction. Wear thick socks or multiple pairs to stretch the leather slightly. By Jaime Lowe “We have a rule that you never wear new boots right before a competition,” ...

Lasting pincers: These two blue-handled tools are part leather grabber, part hammer, used to stretch and form leather over a foot model. Foot models and boot stretchers dangle from the workbench at ...