i just started using them for my "nicer" pairs. a friend just told me that because they are made of cedar, they leave the shoe smelling fresh. also, after some use, sand the shoe trees down to make em fresh again. i bought my allen edmonds from amazon.com
+1 trees in every pair, you pay big$$$ for shoes I want to keep them looking good and lasting as long as possiable. Trees are cheap, just figure them into the price of a new pair as a must. I am a wooden hanger nut to!
Just got a pair of Allen Edmonds wingtips and the lady asked me if I needed a shoe tree and I had no idea what she was talking about. Glad I did a search.
Do you guys recommend any? Obviously cedar, any cheap sites selling them?
dress shoes only or sneakers too? i recall my dad using them with his dress shoes, but i don't remember about the sneakers. they were easy for him to buy though too. he wears a size twelve and i fifteen lol.
Yes shoe trees that are wood are the best ones, and recommended fro all nice dress shoes and these are the benefits of good quality wood shoe trees.
1). Helps preserve the form of the leather shoe and extends a shoes life by 2-3 times
2). The cedar does help make them smell good but the real reason for cedar is to absorb foot moisture that is left over after wearing leather shoes all day,
3). The Cedar also repels moths and other bugs in closets, thus you see Cedar lined closets in nicer homes.
So buying plastic shoe trees will only help preserve the form of the leather shoe but they don't address the moisture issue.
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