Make sure that before you - a really leather goods. Natural material absorbs little moisture and acquires a darker shade. Hands on the skin warms, and its artificial substitutes - sweat. In addition, natural organic cover may not look completely homogeneous and smooth - no element of cut leather shoes will not be identical to the next.
Attaches great importance to the origin of the material new clothes. For the cold winter is typically used pigskin or dressed skins of cattle. The most expensive and the quality is considered kid goatskin. Cheaper calf - sleek and thin material of the inner side of calves. It is good for the shoes, sandals and evening dress shoes, but not for the harsh autumn and winter season.
Check if glued soles on their shoes. For rainy autumn and winter sleet advised to avoid monolithic parts and polyurethane naboek, the best option - grooved outsole. For high-quality casual shoes is important whether it is stitched. Lift the insole and make sure that within the product discernible stitches. This is to distinguish it from low-quality models on the basis of the adhesive, where the lines are only an imitation.
Choose a trusted manufacturer of well-known brands, as products that will convince you or someone you know. Branded products must have: the carton and package; frames made of cardboard or plastic to maintain the shape of the shoe; Sewn on the icon of the brand label and sole.
If you choose the right model, ask the seller a couple of the right size and try on her socks on. It should be the desired thickness - if you measure winter boots nylon, it is unlikely they can be worn with wool. Stand on the floor and push the heels. Should not be lifted up toes up more than an inch away from the horizontal surface. Backs and tops, color and size of the left and the right products to be absolutely identical.
Ask the seller to show a certificate of quality shoes and other commodities and the accompanying documentation. Check the warranty period for new clothes. Note: in the autumn and winter products it starts from the beginning of the season, and not from the date of purchase. If you bought autumn shoes, the warranty on them will last from September 1 until November 1; winter boots for counting the warranty period will be from November 1st to April 1st.