stretching strappy shoes

fifilafolle · 5th September 2006, 15:37

help? please??

my boyf bought me some Jimmy Choo Juliet's (see http://www.jimmychoo.com/pws/Product...roductID=39839 only mine are white satin) and they were just wonderful.
Until....I broke my foot at a friend's wedding which has resulted in some permanent swelling in my foot, making one of the shoes becoming unbearably tight across the toes.

SO, now I need to stretch them, just across the straps that go over the toes.

ideas please ladies and gentlemen as I would be devestated if I could never wear them again!

gary0618 · 14th September 2006, 19:51

Hello fifilafolle

Welcome to the forum.

Sorry I can't help you with your problem tho.

Gary0618

polyya · 1st November 2006, 23:46

Hope your feet goes better, to break one its a serious problem. maybe you have to wear sport shoes for some time. Be careful until your foot works again like they are new. If you don´t take good care of them maybe you´ll not be able to wear heels never more so take your time and guive the shoes to the best shoe repair to fix them for shure he´s going to guive you the bes solution but i think it have an easy solution. good luck

Dr. Shoe · 2nd November 2006, 20:28

Satin (or any textile) is not the easiest to stretch and some repairers will say no but another might be able to do something.

t-strap lover · 30th November 2006, 14:21

I broke my big toe on my left foot 18 years ago. Its crooked and slighty bigger than it should be. Like you I have trouble fitting into several shoes. Here's what I have learned to do... Wear shoes with a round toe. sandal or closed toe. Stay away from really pointed toe shoes, they will kill your foot. Try a size larger and get inserts or pads. Try buying leather shoes when possible. they stretch better. I also rub a gell on my feet when breaking in a new pair of shoes. I bought a can of rem gun oil spray to help stretch my shoes. It seems to help. Maybe some of this advice seems a little silly but it works for me. Adapt to your problem and your shoe wearing will be endless. I hope I have given you some good advice.

t-strap lover · 30th November 2006, 14:31

UPDATE: I just went to the web site you listed. For 465.00 dollars for a pair of shoes I can see why you are upset. Forget the gun oil since you live in London and go with an oil lubricate spray. I wouldn't recommend using anything on high dollar shoes.

Lucy_J7 · 3rd February 2007, 15:31

Picked up this post because I want some shoes that don't come in my size but from feedback I can see I cannot stretch them. Bonus is finding the Jimmy Choo site, they look great but fortunately as I cannot afford them they do not come in my size.
Fifilafolle, hope your foot is better now