Andrew Speaks/Types

I got a pair of new shoes last weekend, and I noticed that my feet didn’t fit in them exactly the same as they did my old pair. The curves in the sole of the shoe were a little different, and the edge of the heel was at a different angle. They were very minor differences, but still, the first few days, the shoe was a little uncomfortable to wear. But, magically, today the shoes fit fine, as if nothing was out of place. So I asked myself: “Self, was this the case with every pair of shoes I have ever bought?” Thinking back, I can remember this happening before.

So, did my foot kind of adapt to the inside of the shoe? I think so. So, with almost every pair of shoes I’ve bought in my entire life, my foot has changed a little. So little that I didn’t notice, but still, it was a change. Things that I have bought throughout my life have been slowly changing the way my foot is supposed to be shaped.

Japanese women wrap their feet with tape from childhood to ensure that their feet will be small when they are old enough to take the tape off. Is this the case here? If so, I have a question. If someone went an entire lifetime without ever wearing shoes, socks, or anything else on their feet, what would their feet look like?