How to inspect a shoe quality?

Whenever you inspect or check shoe quality following thing has to be follow –

• The first step in any inspection is to review the shoe packaging and check following things which are given below,

1. Check the shoe in the correct inner box for its model?
2. Check is the box presentable? Make sure the box is not damaged or dirty.
3. Check the box is correct size? The shoe should not be crushed inside a small box.
4. Confirm the information on the box end label matches the shoe Color/Model/Size.
5. Check any hang tags to make sure they are correct for the shoe.

• Now remove the shoes from the packing box. Check the shoes are same size and color?
• Check the shoe from the bottom and roll the uppers together side by side.
• Check the alignment of the shoe parts. Starting from the front, roll the shoes to align the parts, toe caps, vamps, overlays, eye stays, and eyelets.
• Now, hold the shoes up looking at the heels. Make sure the shoes sit on the outsole Check that the upper is not rotated off center.
• Role the heels together and check that the back height and collarlines match.
• Check the seam joining the upper to the outsole.  Look out for any extra glue on the upper. 2mm is the limit for over gluing. Also look for over buffing of the upper.
• On the shoe bottom check for color bleeding between color blocks.  Look for any paint covering mistakes.
• Check the outsole parts fit together neatly without any extra glue.
• Now that we looked over the outside it’s time to dive in. Look inside the shoe opening. Check is the liningclean and without wrinkles?  Run your hand around the collar, feel for any lump, bumps or glue. For leather shoes, be on the lookout for any lasting nails or staples. For sport shoes, make sure the footbed is straight, level, and fitting correctly. If the footbed is too small it may slide around, too big and the footbed may wrinkle or curl.
• Now, inspect the tongue lining for wrinkles and lumps. Run your hand down inside to check the vampand toe cap from inside. Feel around the toe along footbed for lasting wrinkles. Feel for any rough stitching inside.
• When inspecting a shoe there are common thing you should be looking for.