will work for shoes...& i do, no joke. one of my many jobs is to help my friend at their store, ATOMIC CITY for sales & general fix-er-upper stuff...i also manage an eBay store for them. (atomic_city) in trade, i collect hours & % of sales in trade for FLUEVOG SHOES!!! though i own & wear other brands...fluevog are by far my fav! here they are...