Shoe tree                                                                                                                                    Chwilę po After purchasing shoes from our stores, many customers often wonder how to properly maintain them. Wax polish and cream are likely the first things that come to mind, and rightly so. However, the most crucial factor in prolonging the life of handmade shoes is the use of shoe trees. These tools are a vital component of what we call passive shoe care.

Stitch-Down construction
Stitch-Down construction is an age-old shoemaking technique that remains highly regarded for producing durable, waterproof footwear, especially for work boots and hiking shoes. This method is often praised for its simplicity and reliability, as it involves folding the upper leather outward and stitching it directly to the midsole or outsole, ensuring a robust connection between the upper part of the shoe and its base. Water is effectively diverted away from the foot, offering superior protection in wet environments.

Allow Your shoes to cool down
One aspect of passive shoe care is how we handle our shoes after taking them off. For a refresher, passive shoe care involves maintaining shoes through actions other than physically cleaning them with dedicated products. It relies on developing habits that we perform unconsciously and automatically, which helps our shoes stay in good condition for a long time.

Shoehorn
Today, let's talk about a remarkably useful and necessary item, as well as a simple tool that we should use when putting on shoes. If your shoes are the type with a full upper that wraps around the shoe and has a heel tab, sometimes referred to as a "heel counter," you need a shoehorn. The shoehorn has a long history that shows how humans have always sought to make daily tasks easier and improve the comfort of using objects.