Do you have shoes that are tight on your big toe tip or similar? Get the leather steamed over the kettle and use a smooth ended broom handle to ease the leather out to make room for your toes.
If in doubt take it to your local cobbler.
Here's more information on shoe stretching

https://shanes.co.nz/blogs/news/diy-r...

Here you can get shoes stretched via mail order in NZ
https://shanes.co.nz/products/stretching

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