FAQ/Foot Facts

• A healthy person takes 10,000 steps a day
• A healthy person walks the circumference of the earth 2 times in a lifetime
• The foot has 250,000 sweat glands and can sweat up to 1/2 pint daily
• Standing barefoot, the normal weight distributed on the heels is 50%

• Status: Long ago it was believed by adding inches to your height you could increase "status" in society.
• Cosmetic: Women’s high heels create the optical illusion of shorter or smaller feet.
• Sex appeal: High heels elongate legs, contours calf muscles, and push hips forward, which help to create a sexier stride.

• A standardized measurement for distance was created by King Edward II of England in the 1300's by using 3 "barley corns" laid end to end; this was declared "one inch". 12 inches or 36 barleycorns became 1 foot.
• Shoe sizes were an afterthought - A shoe size was then measured as 1/3" per size (or 1 barley corn), making 1/2 sizes for shoes only differentiate at 1/6".
• So, for all of us who think an entire shoe size is 1 inch; it's actually only 1/3"
• European sizes use a smaller scale one 1/4 inch (a half Euro size is only 1/8 inch)

• Leather for leather shoes is a skin, therefore it breathes. It also adapts to varying temperatures, so it stays cool in warmer climates and warm in cooler climates.
• Toe tips with a slight curve or lift off the ground (think of a genie's slipper with the upturned toe bed) will help to ensure a perfect step by allowing the big toe to flow and lift off of the ground comfortably.
• High heels should balance on their own. A good way to test them is to place a shoe on a table before trying it on. If it wobbles or falls over, it's not going to be easy to walk in.
• Shoes should flex and bend easily and comfortably just behind the ball of the foot without creating long stretch marks or creases