Your Questions About Steve Madden Shoes

Ruth asks…

What is the best way to stretch leather boots?

I have a new pair of Steve Madden leather high heeled boots. They are a little tight on the top of my foot. What is the best way to stretch them out a little so that way they are wearable? Also the top part from the ankle up could use a little stretching too. They have a zipper that goes up the inside.of the boot.

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The easiest (read: least harmful) way to stretch leather, as I understand it, is to continuously wear it. Failing that, putting it on a form is pretty useful. However, if the item of leather clothing you want to stretch is a couple of sizes too small, it's best not to wear it - Leather, like all animal-skin materials, can display signs of stretching or even tear if overtaxed; the chances that you'd cause stretch marks or tearing in your leather garment if it's too small for you are pretty significant. If your item of clothing is, say half a size too small for you and you want to stretch it out, the best way is to wear it until it stretches. Failing that, get a form on which the leather can be stretched out - You can find forms for hats and shoes. Another way of stretching leather is to expose it to steam to moisten it, and then wear it so that it dries into its new shape. Don't steam the leather too much, or it will lose its form and instead of one uniformly-finished piece of clothing, you'll get splotches, loose or torn spots, bumps, all kinds of things that will ruin the piece. For the same reason, you shouldn't expose the item directly to water - If the leather is forced to soak up too much, it'll swell and look horrible. Other than wearing it, try steaming the article of clothing while you're taking a shower (NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES!) and wear it afterwards. Remember, leather is just animal skin, and just like yours or mine, it can tear, swell, stretch, get bulgy or shiny, and generally look ugly if certain things are done to it. Also, stay away from exposing your leather to rubbing alcohol. Just like on skin, rubbing alcohol dries the leather, and can cause cracking.

Mandy asks…

how do you stretch out suede pumps by steve madden?

I bought Steve Madden pumps and they just came in shipment. And sadly they are a bit too tight by my toes so, they just need to be stretched out some. I wear a 9 but sometimes with Steve Madden i need to buy a half size bigger...but this one was the last 9 i could not give up the offer.

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Fill a plastic baggy full of water (maybe double bag it so you don't get your shoes wet) then slide the bag into the shoes so the water takes the shape of them. Make sure it's in there really tight! Then- freeze it! The water in the bag will expand and stretch the shoes for you! Then when it's been frozen for oh... 4 - 6 hours take out the plastic bag full of water, let the shoes warm up, and ta-da! You have nice stretched shoes! Only use this on leather products like suede and real leather though!

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