Why are shoes made so narrow to the point that it changes the bone structure of our foot? There had to be a benefit at some point so make them so narrow, right?

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Tribal people who don’t wear shoes have very wide feet compared to people who wear shoes. I saw a commercial for “natural” shoes talking about how narrow even athletic shoes or standard shoes are compared to theirs. They claim that this changes the bones structure of the foot and can cause issues. I understand why we wear shoes, but why did we make them so narrow to the point that it changes our foot? Is there a benefit?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

People actually intentionally stretch their feet out because it’s better.

Like the those toe shoes.

There are things to can buy to help your train to space your toes.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I don’t think “you would have heard about it” is a good defense by any means, especially if it’s been the norm for a long period of time. There’s a million examples of normal everyday things that research later on has shown are extremely unhealthy but it hasn’t consumption didn’t change, or didn’t change quickly.

I don’t think it’s an over-generalization to say that the most popular shoe shapes don’t match the most common foot shape, and therefore have an impact on the shape of someone’s feet when worn over extended periods of time.

That is to say, barefoot, or foot-shaped, shoes will also impact someone’s feet.

Anonymous 0 Comments

“Stop complaining, you just need to wear the shoes in”

Growing up, kids shoes only came in one width – narrow – and they sucked.

As an adult I have size 13 4E feet and my little toes are deformed to the point where they’re bent sideways and go underneath the next toe from a childhood of wearing shoes which were far too narrow.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I have several pairs of high end dress shoes (Allen Edmonds, Alden) that I’ll probably never be able to wear because my feet got too wide wearing Crocs and slippers for 18 months during COVID. Should probably find a good place to donate them to.

Anonymous 0 Comments

When I was a kid and going to primary school I used to always take my shoes off and do as little as possible in them.

When I got to secondary school I don’t think people realised – teachers and my parents – just how uncomfortable my shoes were no matter how much I tried to explain, and no matter how “good” a fit – checked simply by “Where’s your big toe in these?”