We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. The breaking-in period with your shoes is a special kind of hurt that often ends in blisters and aches.

Two things are probably at work here, Art. One, as we get older, our feet spread out a little as gravity slowly spreads the connecting ligaments and tissue in the foot. I m about a half-size larger, ...

To make a long story short, over the holidays I retrieved from my parents' place a pair of leather work boots that I haven't worn since I was maybe 19--a good six years. They're a very nice pair of ...