I think I may have posted this in another thread/Crocs thread, etc... but I had only read it somewhere and not actually tried to make it happen.
Sooooo, I recently ordered a pair of the Athens thongs to give the experiment a go.
I got them home, and took the hair dryer to each side of the foot top - stretching one at a time, trying them on, seeing how they were doing... and it worked.
Now, because the material is sort of "givey" anyway, they always went OVER the top of my foot (super fat feet, nothing fits - ever, the big clog Crocs don't even come close to going on my foot, I only get my toes in) but were stretched out and then constricting the top of my foot. Not comfy, wouldn't actually wear them that way, I'd be in pain.
So, this worked really well. I stretched one out so much it was too big... so I heated it back up for a bit and it shrunk up a little, no problem.
If you try to do this, you'll notice that when you first stretch it out the sides may appear a bit "wrinkled" looking from stretching them, but it settling in somewhat smaller. If you put the hairdryer back on them for just 5-10 seconds, the wrinkles come right out, and they're just like before, but bigger.
It's a bit of trial and error, and I even stretched the part that goes between my toes so it's longer, because my instep is so high it was making the toe part of the sandal curl upwards. All set now!
These are the type I'm wearing, and I'll post a pic with them on my feet later. Make sure if you try this you buy only the types that have the crossolite material on the top of the foot. You won't be able to do it if it's fabric or something.
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Sooooo, I recently ordered a pair of the Athens thongs to give the experiment a go.
I got them home, and took the hair dryer to each side of the foot top - stretching one at a time, trying them on, seeing how they were doing... and it worked.
Now, because the material is sort of "givey" anyway, they always went OVER the top of my foot (super fat feet, nothing fits - ever, the big clog Crocs don't even come close to going on my foot, I only get my toes in) but were stretched out and then constricting the top of my foot. Not comfy, wouldn't actually wear them that way, I'd be in pain.
So, this worked really well. I stretched one out so much it was too big... so I heated it back up for a bit and it shrunk up a little, no problem.
If you try to do this, you'll notice that when you first stretch it out the sides may appear a bit "wrinkled" looking from stretching them, but it settling in somewhat smaller. If you put the hairdryer back on them for just 5-10 seconds, the wrinkles come right out, and they're just like before, but bigger.
It's a bit of trial and error, and I even stretched the part that goes between my toes so it's longer, because my instep is so high it was making the toe part of the sandal curl upwards. All set now!
These are the type I'm wearing, and I'll post a pic with them on my feet later. Make sure if you try this you buy only the types that have the crossolite material on the top of the foot. You won't be able to do it if it's fabric or something.
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