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Shoe facts - Myths and Legends
Every culture has its own myths and legends, but when the myths persist long enough to become reality, we have to ask ourselves whether we should place the health of our feet in the hands of old wives tales, suspicion or a serious case of Chinese whispers! Footwear myths and legends incubate, escalate and perpetuate - in many cases, fiction becomes fact! We feel it's time to uncover some of these ancient rites and rituals and dispel some common foot and footwear myths...

Shoe comfort is mainly a matter of correct size and fit. Shoe comfort is actually a combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical engineering: proper last design, shoe construction (flexibility, weight etc.) and inside-shoe climate conditions (heat, moisture, bacteria, hundreds of shoe chemicals, etc.). Yet ironically, the shoe industry has never made a serious study of shoe/foot comfort!

The foot's arch needs 'Support'. Far more fantasy than fact. Except for a small minority (about 5%) of people afflicted with severe arch breakdown or deep trauma from injury, the arch needs no artificial support. Such 'support' may actually weaken the arch over a long period of time by interfering with the foot's natural exercise.

People suffer from 'Fallen Arches'. A collapsed or 'fallen' arch is rare. This condition usually occurs in less than 1% of the population!

Hard pavements and floors cause foot strain and breakdown. There is no evidence to prove this. Shoeless natives stand, walk and work for long hours on hard ground or floor surfaces, yet have strong, healthy, trouble-free feet.

'Sensible' shoes are best. Not true. So-called 'sensible shoes' have most of the same built-in faults as dress shoes: poor lasts, faults of fitting sizing, pressures and friction. Plus, some of their own: unnecessary weight, lack of flexibility, plus ugly aesthetics.

There is a 'normal foot' and a 'normal arch'. Both untrue. There is no anatomical 'normalcy' for either. Feet come in an enormous range of shapes and proportions.

The big toe is the longest. Untrue. In 20% of people, the second toe is longest; in 3%, the third toe; and in 2%, the first three toes are of equal length. Toe lengths are genetic. Differences in toe lengths are often overlooked in shoe fitting.

The foot's instep and waist needs 'support'. Untrue. Corset-like support here weakens the foot by denying its natural elastic action. Evidence again: those hundreds of million of shoeless people who have strong, healthy feet.

Snug fit is best. Wrong. The foot normally expands about 5%over the course of a day so that snug fit becomes tight fit. Most shoes are fitted too snugly - again, for 'support' reasons.

Leather breathes because it has pores. Breathing means the capacity of a material to absorb and pass off moisture. Ordinarily, leather does this well, because of its pores, fiber's and air spaces. But the tanning and finishing processes clog the pores and spaces with chemical substances and prevent most of leather's natural breath-ability.

Pointed shoes cause many foot problems. Mostly untrue. The fault isn't mainly in the toe shape, but in the last design, shoe construction and tricks of the trade. For example: short-coupled lasts, or shortened forepart compensated by added rear part length to make the foot look smaller; or crooked lasts. These rather than the pointed toe cause toe pressures. Bunions, hammer toes and crooked toes are caused by wearing high heels. Men wear low heels and acquire these conditions. So do people who wear 'sensible' shoes. The cause is mainly faulty shoe design.