Abstract: A one-piece, triangular shoe insert for use in pointed-toe shoes where the toe box extends beyond the tips of the toes. The insert is small enough to fit into a toe box of a pointed toe shoe and not cram the toes. The insert is large enough so that the insert remains in place within a pointed toe box due to friction. The insert is made of a dense but resilient material, so that it also remains in place within a toe box due to expansion of the material against the surface of the interior, curved underside of the toe box. The insert may remain in a shoe for the life of a shoe, or it may be removed by wedging one's index finger or a blunt object such as a flat-edge screwdriver underneath the insert and pulling it out. Upon removal from a shoe, the resilient material from which the one-piece insert is made springs back to its original shape, and the one-piece insert may be reused.

Abstract: A shoe shaper and insert for placement within the pointed toe region of (e.g., women's) shoes to maintain the design aesthetic of the shoes. The shaper and insert is formed from resilient material and can be manufactured to fit a specific shoe designer's shoes, manufactured as an element of a shoe, or manufactured in one size that the wearer may cut to a custom fit. The shaper and insert occupies the distal end of the shoe's toe portion, and at the proximal end, spans the width of the wearer's toe region where the insert comes in contact with the wearer's toes. If, due to wear, the shoe's pointed toe region stretches at the proximal end, the insert keeps the foot from slipping forward and the wearer's heel from slipping out of the shoe when the wearer walks. Thus, a multi-function shoe shaper and insert prevents heel slippage and maintains the fashionable design aesthetic of pointed toed shoes.