How to wear your new sneakers

We are all probably familiar with shoes having to be tried on before they fit perfectly. This is also the case with sneakers, and the time it takes to wear your new sneakers can vary greatly. We have developed ERRANT sneakers so that the time it takes to wear them is as short as possible, and this is something we always consider when we develop new sneakers.

What happens when you put your sneakers on is that the materials give and adapt to your foot. While putting on your sneakers, you may therefore feel that they are very tight or squeeze your foot. It is completely normal, I experience it myself and I have gradually worn many sneakers as part of the process when we test new sneakers.

I would like to share 2 tips on how you can wear your sneakers faster, so that you can really get started with them. However, it is important for me to say that you must make sure that you have found the size that suits you - because you cannot return or exchange your sneakers if they are worn. I have written another blog post about how to know if your sneakers fit your foot .

1) Wear thick socks
Once you have ensured that your sneakers are the right size, my first advice is to put on a pair of thick socks and walk around in your sneakers. The technique is that the stockings make your foot larger than usual, and you thus adapt the leather to your foot more quickly.

2) Impregnate your sneakers
My second piece of advice is to impregnate your sneakers as one of the first things. I even wear my sneakers for a while with thick socks inside and then I impregnate them before wearing them outside. It is both smart in that they are resistant to water and dirt, but also that the leather gives a little more. You can see our impregnation spray from Jason Markk here .

I hope you could use my two pieces of advice and there are certainly many more. Some also use shoe blocks to widen their shoes, but preferably a pair of sneakers should not be necessary. At least I haven't experienced that it was necessary 😉

Read more about why some sneakers squeak .