Hi! I'm Kirby Allison, and we love helping the well-dressed take care of their
wardrobes. In this video I'm going to show you really quickly how to use a
shoehorn, and talk you through some of the important points to keep in mind to
ensure you're using it properly. Shoe horns come in many different sizes and
so whether or not you're using something small like our travel shoe horn or our
full length 24-inch shoehorn it's really just a function of whether or not you
have the space or in the case of our full length shoehorn whether or not you
want to be able to use it while standing up. I'm going to demonstrate how to use
two shoehorns in this video, one just a standard kind of smaller shoehorn that
you would use while you're sitting and then our full length shoehorn that you
would use while standing. The first shoe horn I'm going to show you how to use is
our tab shoe horn. This is one of my favorite shoe horns. Although it is a
quite large, certainly larger than the travel shoe horn, this is actually what I
carry with me in my briefcase and my luggage. To use a shoehorn simply rest
the shoehorn in the back of the shoes like this. Then carefully slide your foot
into the shoe so that as your heel is sliding into the shoe the shoe horn is
coming out. Like all other shoe horns this one will effectively prevent damage
to the back of your dress shoes. This is even more important for people who own
bespoke shoes such as myself since they fit so tightly. Always loosen your laces.
You want your laces as loose as possible, and a pair of bespoke shoes that are
really tight you're going to want to loosen your laces even more just to
allow this shoe to open as much as possible as you slide your foot in. Next
we're going to use our full length shoehorn. This shoehorn measures 24 inches long.
It's a beautiful long shoehorn that allows you to place your shoes on
without having to bend over or sit down. This works especially well for people
that might not be as mobile, and don't have a chair in their closet, or don't
want to bend down in order to put their shoes on. Again this shoehorn does not
require you to reach down as far so you don't have to bend over. Simply insert
the shoehorn into the back of your shoe. Then slide your foot in.
As your heel is sliding into the shoe pull up slightly on the shoehorn so that
by the time your heel is fully seated into the shoe you've pulled the shoehorn
completely out. The reason that that's important is as you're sliding your foot
into the shoe you don't want the shoehorn to further wedge your foot into
the shoe making it difficult to put on. As you can see shoe horns are quite
simple to use but are essential for maintaining shoes that are a snug fit. Of
course all of these beautiful horn shoe horns are available on The Hanger
Project. What I love about horn is just the natural marbling of the different
colors of horn. This is a natural material. Absolutely beautiful, but we do
have other shoe horns here on the hanger project and are proud to offer one of
the widest and most comprehensive selections of shoe horns available
anywhere in the world. In today's video I'm wearing a Bespoke
Chris Despos Fresco Suit. You'll see it has patch pockets and a tab trouser
band. I have a white Bespoke Charvet shirt. I'm wearing one of our Sovereign
Grade Ancient Madder Ties, one of my favorite ties actually. I have a pair of
our Horn Hanger Project Collar Stays. I'm wearing my show Chopard Perpetual Calendar
Watch, and then I actually have a pocket square that was a gift to me from Gary
Tok that is one of the photographs from the master shoemakers book. I'm wearing
one of my absolutely favorite socks. These are the Palatino Giotto Small
Dot Melange Cotton Dress Socks, and then last but certainly not least I have my
George Cleverly Russian Reindeer Split Toed Derby Shoes. Bespoke, my most recent
pair of bespoke shoes incredibly special super comfortable and I can't tell you
how much I love wearing these. If you have any questions or comments on this
video please feel free to ask them in the comment section below. I enjoy
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publish here on our YouTube channel. I'm Kirby Allison. Thanks for joining me!