Compared with casual leather shoes, leather classic dress shoes refer to the specified styles of leather shoes matched with formal wear, and belong to the category of leather shoes that are more in line with the traditional European and American dress culture. How to buy leather classic dress shoes? Let’s take a look at it.

1. Leather: leather classic dress shoes have smooth leather and reverse leather. Smooth leather shoes of good quality, uniform grain thickness, smooth and fine, no wrinkles.
Scars; the brightness and color are uniform, the color is bright and vivid, and there is no difference in lightness and darkness. Press the leather surface with your fingers, and the wrinkles appear even and small. After releasing the fingers, the fine lines disappear immediately; the hand mold feels soft and smooth, full of elasticity, not stiff, and the thickness of the leather is even and moderate. Good quality reverse leather shoes, the surface is soft and uniform, the color is uniform, there are no thick long fibers, oil stains, no obvious wrinkles and scars, and the touch feel is the same as smooth leather shoes.
2. Sole: There are two types of leather classic dress shoes: leather and glue. Good-quality leather soles have a bright and smooth surface, uniform color, no oil spots, stains and scars, and uniform thickness; with fingers, the sound is clear and the hand mold feels very solid. This kind of shoe sole is flexible and plump, has high tensile strength and strong abrasion resistance. Good quality rubber soles have a smooth and consistent surface, neat patterns, and the edges and corners of each pattern should be distinct and complete. Viewed from the side, the cut surface is uniform and fine, no impurities, no large and small granular tissues, and no uneven thickness; it should have good toughness and elasticity when touched by hand. If it is glued leather shoes, check whether the bottom edge and upper sole are tightly glued and smooth, and there should be no gaps or glue leftover.
3. Air permeability: Synthetic leather has the worst air permeability among leather classic dress shoes. Generally, natural leather shoes have better air permeability, and pig leather is the best one, because pig skin pores are several times thicker than cowhide pores, and the pores are much larger, and sweat is easily discharged. But leather is not as beautiful as cowhide. When shopping, choose those leather classic dress shoes with vents.
4. Size: Choose leather classic dress shoes based on the principle of comfort. Generally speaking, it is better for the width to be fully extended when the foot is stressed; for the length to be not pinched to the top of the toe, it is better not to slide the foot in the shoe when walking. In addition, the time to buy leather classic dress shoes is also particular. People have slightly swollen feet in the afternoon, so the size of the leather shoes purchased at this time is appropriate; if you try on the shoes in the morning, you should leave room for them to avoid squeezing your feet after wearing them for a long time.
5. Appearance: In addition to choosing your favorite style, you also need to pay attention to whether the stitch size of the stitching is even and whether the two shoes are completely symmetrical. Then place the shoe tip toward you and lay it flat on the counter, and check whether the contact point of the forefoot of leather classic dress shoes with the counter is in the center of the forefoot. If there is a deviation, it is easy to cause side deviation when worn on the foot, resulting in deformation of the shoe.