Caring for your shoes from the inside
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Lasts are used as part of the shoe manufacturing process. These are modelled on the human foot and give the shoe its shape and stability. In everyday use, shoe trees should be used to take on this role.
A shoe tree cares for your shoes from the inside. When combined with the cleaning and care of the outside of the shoe, using a shoe tree regularly will round off an effective care routine for your shoes.
The purpose of a shoe tree is to retain the shape of a shoe. When choosing a shoe tree, make sure that you opt for the correct fit (i.e. according to shoe size and width), in order to maximise its effectiveness in retaining the original shape. Using an incorrect shoe tree can actually cause damage to a shoe.
A shoe tree should be inserted into the shoe straight after being worn so that the shoe is still warm and retains any moisture from the feet. As a result, any creases or folds in the shoe can be avoided or smoothed at the very least. Shoe trees are especially important after rainy and cold days.
Shoe trees made from wood are best equipped for this as they absorb any moisture and release it back into the environment. This is why the more affordable shoe trees made of plastic are not recommended, as they are not able to wick away any moisture. On the contrary, they can even lock in moisture from the forefoot area and therefore counteract the actual purpose of using a shoe tree. Cedar wood and other soft woods are particularly good materials for shoe trees and hardwood and tropical woods less so, although they may look high-quality, as they can only absorb a small amount of moisture. It is also important that the surface of the shoe tree is not polished or sealed, but rather the wood, and therefore its pores, are exposed. This is the only way to ensure moisture wicking capability of the shoes.
Here at Sioux, we recommend using shoe trees in order to maintain our high quality shoes for years to come.
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