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I discovered in SHOULHAN AROUKH ( שולחן ערוך) The Code of Jewish Law, an interesting passage that talks about shoes.

Chapter 3 speaks of dressing and deportment
When dressing ourselves, we must always give preference to the right hand or foot over the left;  but when removing shoes and other articles of apparel, the left comes first.
With regard to fastening a lace, the left should be given precedence, because the tefillin are fastened on the left hand. Any knot , therefore, should be made on the left side first. when  our shoes have laces, we first put the shoe on the right foot without lacing it, then we put the right one on the left and lace it, and afterward, we lace the one on the right. This method of dressing also applies to all other articles of clothing. 

In the same spirit, there are also few other warnings: Two garments should not be put on at one time, because it is harmful to the memory. We should avoid wearing costly garments, for this is conducive to pride.; nor should we wear clothes that are too cheap or soiled, in order that we may not be ridiculed by people; but we should wear moderate priced and clean clothes. The Talmudists just say.” a man should even sell the beams of his house in order to secure shoes for himself.” 

I often ask myself how many of us respect all this recommendations. And yet many of them come from the Talmud. In this case, the code of Jewish law does mention and explain all the rules. As a general rule, a man should be conscious of the presence of God, even while still lying in bed, and as soon as he wakes, he should acknowledge the loving kindness of the Lord.

There are many rules of decency that may astonish the reader. I hesitate mentioning them all, because they may be shocking. One of them has to do with a person that should accustom himself or herself to respond to the call of nature once in the evening and once in the morning. Such  a habit is conducive to alertness and cleanliness. Going further, it says that he or she who defers easing himself or herself is guilty of violating a biblical command. I did read Leviticus 11:43 to confirm it. 

Among other things, while in the laboratory, it is forbidden to think of sacred matters. Under the Shabbat, when it is forbidden to think of business, one should think of some interesting things that one has either seen or heard or something similar to that. Furthermore, one should not clean oneself with the right hand., , for with his hand, one puts on the tefillin.

Whenever there exists any any doubt concerning the existence of unclean matter, we must not utter a holy word, before we examine the place. It is forbidden to pray in a house in which there is a foul matter in the garret.

From the manner a man walks, we can tell wetter he is wise and intelligent , or a fool and à boor. So said Solomon wisely in Ecclesiastes 10:3. À man should be careful not to pass between two women , two dogs, or two swine. Nor should two men permit a woman , a dog, or a swine to pass between them.

I shall finish with this out of the ordinary recommandation: “ if one had let wind, one is forbidden to utter anything holy until bad order has seized; the same applies to a case where the bad order had issued from his neighbor. But if one is engaged in the study of Torah, one did not interrupt his study on account of a bad order that had issued from his neighbor.