Shoe Stretching?

[jubei]

Hey guys,

I just became a proud owner of a pair of cordovan dress shoes in one of the best vintage store pick-ups I've ever made (completely unused, too!). Only thing is, I can only barely squeeze my feet into them width wise (They are pretty much spot on as far as length goes, though). The shopowner reccommended that I get them stretched by a shoe guy. Has anybody had this done before? How does the process work? Is this safe for my valuable new shoes?

[khc]

if your they are made out of leather you can give it a shot. Just bring it to the shoes guy and ask...they probably will put the shoes in a stream thing with a shoes shape and then heat it up and stretch your shoes. well I would say it's safe. my girlfriend took a pair of ysl shoes to a shoe guy to stretch and they worked out well. ofcoz it depends on your shoes...so just take them to the shoe guy and ask

[Mbrand]

Try it or you won't be able to wear them. It seems that you have no choice...

I did it with one of my pair of shoes and it worked quite well. The shoe man normaly knows the process, he won't bust your shoes up.

[ktothe]

You can just go to a shoe store like Bostonians and pick up a shoe stretcher. They are ~ $20.00