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Sweat stains on shoes -- defect or expected?

post #1 of 7
1/24/12 at 11:18pm
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Hi SF,

Apologies if this question is in the wrong thread/forum. I just got a pair of John Fluevog leather chukkas in medium brown color to wear for a ballroom dance class.

After class finished, I noticed dark wet spots on the vamp part of each shoe. After some investigation, I realized the wet spots were caused by sweat from my own feet that had migrated through the leather from within. Needless to say, it looks weird.

Is this a sign of a defective shoe design, poor quality leather, or just a case of the wrong color of leather combined with too-sweaty feet? Is there anything I could do to prevent this from happening again (such as treating the leather), or should I return the shoes for a refund?

I don't really want to have shoes that will show a dark spot any time my feet get hot.
Thank you!
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post #2 of 7
1/25/12 at 4:39am
socks?
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post #3 of 7
1/25/12 at 5:39am
probably unlined leather combined with lots of sweat. Why wouldn't it show? Give it a day or two it will dry out.
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post #4 of 7
1/25/12 at 9:00am
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I was definitely wearing socks when the sweat soaked through, but the sweat dried up overnight. I'm just trying to understand if sweat stains are a regular risk when wearing light colored leather shoes, or if I should get a different kind of shoe? These do seem to have a kind of cottony-textured lining on the underside of the vamp. I guess my feet just sweat too much...

Fwiw, here are the shoes:
http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w[0]=search%3Apbs&p=1&pp=1&view=detail&colourID=3287

Thanks again!
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post #5 of 7
1/25/12 at 9:47am
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Originally Posted by xiaobenben View Post

Hi SF,
I just got a pair of John Fluevog leather chukkas in medium brown color to wear for a ballroom dance class.

I like every part of this sentence.
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post #6 of 7
1/25/12 at 9:53am
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post #7 of 7
1/28/12 at 8:50am
Have you considered replacing the John Fluevog leather chukkas in medium brown color with a pair of capezios?
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