Men's Leather Flat Mules Comfortable Slip-on Round Toe Lightweight Non-Slip Ba

What to know about this mule

Leather uppers breathe and mould, which matters more over a long day than any amount of padding does.

The open heel vents heat and comes off without bending down. It also means the shoe is held by your instep, not your heel — if you are curling your toes to keep it on, it is too big. Built for jobs spent upright. Standing still and walking punish feet differently, and this is built for the first.

Black is the colour most workplace dress codes specify, and the one that hides toe-box scuffs best. It greys as the finish dries — conditioner brings it back. Leave about a centimetre in front of your longest toe, and check that your foot is not spilling over the sides of the footbed — that is a width problem, not a length one.

Leather needs roughly a day to release the moisture it absorbed from your foot. Two pairs alternated each last more than twice as long as one worn daily.

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