We make beautiful shoes and offer them at beautiful prices...and shoe trees are a very important tool to keeping your shoes looking as good as they did when you opened the box. Shoe trees help protect, preserve, and extend the lifetime of your footwear. With wear, shoes develop creases in the leather. Shoe trees help to give structure to your shoes when not in use, minimizing creases and allowing the leather to look its best. The moisture and salt in your sweat can cause damage to the inside of a shoe and also lead to harmful molds. The cedar heartwood deodorizes (cedar smells REALLY good) and repels the moisture that develops after a hard day of work in your shoes. If you are buying Taft shoes then you most likely care about quality, durability, and longevity. These cedar shoe trees will extend the life of your shoes and will keep them looking fresh.