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• Method 1 of 2: Slowly walk in high-heeled shoes
• Method 2 of 2: Using quick methods to walk in high-heeled shoes
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Your new high-heeled shoes look fantastic and are the latest fashion. You can't wait to put them on, but there is only one problem. They are stiff and uncomfortable to walk in. New shoes usually need to be run in after you buy them, and high-heeled shoes are no exception. Find out how to walk in your high-heeled shoes with these helpful tips.

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Method 1 of 2: Slowly walk in high-heeled shoes

1. Wear your shoes all day. The first step in breaking in a new pair of high-heeled shoes is simply to wear them often. The more you wear your shoes, the more they can stretch and mold to your feet.
   • Start by wearing your shoes at home. This will prevent you from walking around clumsily and dangerously in your new high-heeled shoes outdoors. You can wear them when watching TV or folding laundry. You can also wear them when preparing dinner.
   • You can also take your high-heeled shoes to work. If you have an office job, wear your shoes for several hours while sitting at your desk.
   • When you can easily wear your high-heeled shoes in close succession and walk in them for short distances, put them on when you go somewhere. Wear them when you go to the supermarket or the bank.
2. Wear your shoes with socks. This is considered a fashion blunder, but wearing your high heels with socks will help break it in. You don't have to wear them outdoors or when you go somewhere. You can wear them when you are at home or when you sit at your desk at work.
   • To be able to stretch your shoes properly with the help of your socks, you should not wear socks that are too thin, because that will not work. Your socks can't be too thick either. Thick socks stretch your shoes too much and cause your feet to slip out of your shoes when you wear them without socks. Plain everyday socks are fine.
   • Do this for a few days and you will notice that you have no blisters and that your shoes are broken in because they have molded to your feet.
3. Bend and twist your shoes. You can make your new high-heeled shoes flexible by bending and twisting them. Apply light pressure as you bend the shoes up and down and twist them in both directions. Be careful and don't do this too quickly. You don't want to bend or twist the shoe in an unnatural position. This can damage the shoe or make it weaker in areas that should remain sturdy.
4. Treat your shoes with heat. Heat can effectively make materials softer and more pliable. Gently heat your high-heeled shoes with a hair dryer or small heating device for two minutes. Watch how your shoes react to the heat, as some materials cannot tolerate it well if they are heated for a long period of time. You can bend and twist your shoes while they are still warm. You can also wait for them to cool and put them on with a pair of socks to stretch them.
5. Always stuff your shoes with something. Your shoes will of course shrink when you are not wearing them. Since you don't want to put all that effort into breaking in your shoes for nothing, you have to stuff your shoes with something when you're not wearing them. You can stuff your shoes with the paper that is in the shoebox when you buy them. You can also put in a shoe tree. A shoe tree is a tool that you can put into your shoes and that has the shape of the inside of a shoe. You can also just tuck in cloths.
6. Put silica gel bags in your shoes when you are not wearing them. When buying a new pair of shoes, have you noticed that the shoebox contains those little white bags with tiny transparent balls in them? These bags contain silica gel, which absorbs moisture and prevents your shoes from shrinking. Instead of throwing them away, keep the bags and put them in your shoes when you're not wearing them. If necessary, you can ask a shoe store employee for more bags.

Method 2 of 2: Using quick methods to walk in high-heeled shoes

1. Put a peeled potato in your shoes. This may seem unusual and a bit dirty, but a potato can help stretch your high-heeled shoes quickly. You should choose two potatoes that are large enough to stretch your shoes when you put them in.
   • Peel the potatoes before putting them in shoes. As a result, the moisture from the juice of the potatoes can soften the material inside your shoes, making your shoes stretch more easily.
   • Leave the potatoes in your shoes overnight or at least after hours so that your shoes don't shrink again after you take the potatoes out. Make sure to wipe your shoes afterwards to remove the potato residue.
2. Roughen the soles of your shoes. It is important that your shoes have a good grip at the bottom. You'll be able to walk in your high-heeled shoes a lot easier and safer if you don't keep slipping. New high-heeled shoes have smoother bottoms that get rougher when you walk on them. Speed ​​up the process by roughening the bottom of your shoes with a piece of sandpaper. Rub the bottom of your shoes for a minute or two, or until the bottom is noticeably rough to the touch.
3. Wet your shoes on the inside to stretch them. Water allows you to break in your shoes faster because it helps the material inside your shoes to mold to your feet. Grab a damp cloth and rub it on the inside of your shoes. Put on your damp shoes and wear them for an hour or more. You can also dampen a pair of socks and wear them in your high-heeled shoes for an hour or more.
4. Freeze a bag of water in your shoes. Water expands when it freezes, making it perfect for making your shoes more flexible. You need a freezer bag with a capacity of one liter. If you have smaller freezer bags, you can use those too.
   • Half fill the freezer bag with water. Squeeze the air out of the bag and seal it. Toss the bag lightly from one hand to the other to make sure the bag is closed and not leaking.
   • Carefully tuck the bag into your shoe until it fills up all the empty space in your shoe up to the toes. Depending on your shoe size, you may need more than one bag of water. Make sure to put the bag in places where the shoes are too tight around your feet.
   • Put your shoes in the freezer and keep them there until the water is completely frozen. When the water is frozen, you can take out the bags and try on your shoes. Your shoes should now be stretched. If your shoes are still too tight on your feet, repeat the process.
5. Cover the areas of your feet compressed by your shoes with moleskin, soak your feet in water, and then wear your shoes for several hours. Moleskin is actually a more comfortable dressing that is sold in sheets that you can cut to size. One side is sticky and the other side is soft. It protects the parts of your feet that hurt when you wear your shoes. These are usually where blisters form. Wetting this bandage and then putting on your shoes will help the inside of your shoe mold to your foot more quickly.
   • Cut out pieces of moleskin that are large enough to cover the areas of your foot that hurt when you wear your new shoes. Stick the pieces on your feet just as you would with a bandage.
   • To make your shoes as comfortable as possible, soak your feet with the moleskin pieces on them in warm water for a few minutes. The pieces of moleskin will expand. These pads will provide extra protection for your feet. Since the moleskin pieces are damp, they will soften the material in your shoes, making it more pliable and allowing it to mold to your feet.
6. Use aids to stretch your shoes. If you keep having trouble breaking in your high-heeled shoes, you might want to buy stretching spray and a shoe tree. You just spray the spray on the inside of your shoes and then stick the shoe tree in it. You can let this sit overnight. The next morning your shoes should have been stretched enough.
7. Use a shoe stretcher. If you can't seem to stretch and smooth your shoes, or if you just don't have the time to try out all kinds of methods at home, go to a shoe repair shop for a quick fix. Shoe repairers have machines specially made for stretching shoes. The device uses the same techniques as common home remedies - pressure and heat - to quickly stretch your shoes.

Tips

• Stick the pieces of moleskin on your feet. It might be tempting to stick them on your shoes so you can leave them there and wear your shoes over and over again. However, the pieces will come off, leaving you with stubborn glue residue on the inside of your shoe.
• There are many different types of aids to make your shoes more comfortable, even after you have them broken in. You can buy these aids at shoe stores, large chain stores, and some drug stores. You can buy small gel pads for the ball of your foot, insoles for the heels so that your feet rub against your shoes at the back less and rough pieces of material that you can stick on smooth soles for a better grip.
• Some high-heeled shoes will probably never fit perfectly when you buy them. However, shoes tend to stretch when you wear them, so buy shoes that are tighter instead of looser.

Warnings

• Don't buy your shoes a size too small just to make your feet look smaller. You can get sore feet, blisters, corns, and bunions.
• Don't buy shoes with stiletto heels because they have more room at the heel. Firm, wobbly heels will almost certainly lead to injuries, such as a sprained ankle. High-heeled shoes should have fairly comfortable but sturdy straps.
• It's not a good idea at this point to do risky things while wearing your high heels. Dancing in your new high heels may seem like a good way to get into your shoes, but it does more harm than good. Because your shoes are constantly rubbing against your skin, painful blisters can form and you cannot wear your high heels for a while.

Necessities

• High-heeled shoes
• Socks
• Hair dryer or small heater
• Shoe paper and shoe horns
• Cloths or washcloths
• Sandpaper
• Moleskin
• Water
• Plastic freezer bags
• Two potatoes
• Handful of silica gel sachets
• Stretching spray for shoes
• Shoe tree