What Makes A Shoe It’s Price

So many people are completely oblivious to the value of a good shoe and the reason why buying good shoes is better for your health, your look and believe or not, also your wallet.

The quality of leather and the quality of construction of the shoe are some of the guides used to distinguish an expensive shoe from a cheaper one. Therefore shoes with better leather and better construction will be more expensive by nature.

You usually find that most cheap shoes are made with rubber soles that are glued on, being that leather is more expensive than rubber. If they do use leather, it is normally a very low quality leather or some hybrid, chemically processed leather that almost looks like plastic.

Expensive shoes on the other hand, the attention to detail is much higher and it is made by people who are skilled in either working the machines or the preparations of the leather.

As for leathers, it is evident that the difference a good leather can provide is substantial. What you will find is that better leathers are usually softer and more supple (but not always) yet more durable than a cheap leather. Higher grade leathers can also be rejuvenated much easier and will hold a shine much longer.  But the most important thing that a good leather will do, is feel better, and this is evident by just putting on a more expensive shoe.

Most expensive shoes have better support and it has to do with the way the last (wooden mold the shoe is built around) is made. If you pay attention, you will see that most cheap shoes are made with almost flat lasts, which you can tell by seeing that there is virtually no difference in height between where the heel sits and the toes fall. Higher-end shoes have more arch support since they are made with lasts that are much more contoured (shaped closer to what are feet are like). 

As far as looks go, cheap shoes are just plain ugly and you can see it a mile away. A cheap leather is by no means elegant nor attractive and will show to those around you. A more expensive shoe is always noticed by it’s attention to detail, it’s good leather and it’s better construction. The average cheap shoe, being worn everyday for example, will last you anywhere from 3 months to a year depending how hard you are on them. A good shoe, on the contrary, will last you anywhere from 3 to 5 years depending on whether or not you would like to re-sole them, in which case they could last even longer. Now, I know that not everyone is rich and can afford expensive shoes but I will tell you that if you can save up to do so it is a much more intelligent thing to do. To sum things up there is a quote by Gucci that rings so true and says, "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."  Remember this and live by it!!