In the morning the foot is up to 4 mm shorter than in the evening because the muscles get tired during the day and the foot also gets longer. You have to take this into account, for example. On the other hand, it is important that the foot can roll freely. For this it needs sufficient width and sufficient length. If you bump into it, you compress the foot bones and cartilage.

As a rule, we don't need different widths because our shoes don't taper towards the front but follow the original shape of the foot.

No, we don't want to do that. Unlike all the shoe stores you know, we want to offer you absolute foot comfort. There's nothing better than walking barefoot and that's what you get with our shoes without heels.

That varies. It depends on the material: the harder the sole, the longer the lifespan and vice versa. Then it also depends on the wearer, their weight, how they walk and how often they wear the shoes.

Because people's heels are round and not square. So if the material allows it, we have taken this rounding into account. This gives you a softer appearance.

We have no plans to add a heel to these shoes. It's the shape that comes closest to walking barefoot. And since nobody was born with a heel, you should practise walking barefoot in these shoes.

Our shoes only have soles with cushioning properties. Most of them are even equipped with a permanently elastic material that always guarantees optimum cushioning.

Our shoes are not expensive. You get shoes made from the best leather and with highly developed soles, manufactured by hand for durability and maximum comfort. - What's more, you shouldn't save money on your feet. You need them every day, for a lifetime!

You will be informed about special offers, new products and other promotions. We build up a trusting customer-supplier relationship, to which we attach great importance - for your benefit.

The thicker the sole, the less flexible. According to many orthopaedists, feeling the texture of the ground underfoot is very healthy and promotes responsiveness, which protects against injuries. - Special shoes for the mountains are designed differently, but that is a specialist area. Our first priority is comfort, softness and flexibility

There are models that have removable footbeds. These are ideal for replacing with your own orthopaedic insoles. Please note, however, that you often do not need insoles in BÄR shoes due to their foot-friendly shape, soft flexibility and toe freedom®.

The unsurpassed softness and suppleness. And because we process the leather with open pores, it is particularly breathable.

80%-100% of the leather used in the clothing, furniture and shoe industry is tanned using chrome. This is also the case with us. The leathers are tanned with trivalent chromium salt.

This is a natural, non-toxic element that we also ingest with our food.

Unfortunately, many people associate the word "chromium" with toxicity or have heard of limit values for chromium VI being exceeded. This is something completely different.

The use of chromium III salts is considered harmless to health. The vast majority of people do not experience any problems despite intensive skin contact with shoes or clothing.

Drinking water, for example, may contain 50 micrograms of chromium III per liter.

Advantages of leather tanned with chromium:

• They are very soft
• They have twice the tensile strength
• The leathers are lighter
• The leathers are easier to impregnate and better to dye
• The leathers have better light fastness

All tanneries, leathers and materials that we use at BÄR comply with European standards and are personally tested by Christof Bär.

But we are also constantly developing in this area. We always prefer environmentally friendly and sustainable materials. By the way: vegetable/vegetable production is also chemistry, only from natural (not synthetic) raw materials. What many customers do not know is that vegetable or vegetable-tanned leather is often additionally mixed with chrome tanning and is then not chrome-free.

In rare cases, leather may release color and discolor other materials such as socks or skin.

This may be lint from suede leather. Nubuck leather, for example, is sanded during the manufacturing process. This process leaves behind dust residues that can be staining.

Oiled leather, on the other hand, is usually treated with a colored wax. This can stain just like shoe polish.

Dark lining leathers stain particularly when warm in combination with moisture and friction. Sweating feet therefore intensify this effect.

As with most low-quality shoes, the surface could also be chemically sealed. However, this also seals the moisture absorption.

Our tips against staining shoes:

1. Use dark socks when wearing the shoes for the first time
2. Rub the shoes with a damp (not wet) vinegar-water cloth to remove dust and color residues
3. Use hairspray to fix the color
4. Powder your feet (and the inside of the shoes if necessary) with baby powder - this reduces moisture