Your footwear’s speaks a lot about your personality and if you want to add a pinch to your personality than the best way is to wear a perfect leather shoes. High-quality leather shoes are an investment piece. Sure, at the time they hit the wallet a bit… hard.

But the initial price is paid back tenfold from the years of use you’re going to get from them, and there’s no stronger case for that claim than a pair of well-crafted leather shoes. Taking care of the leather shoes is not a difficult task, but sometimes it becomes to do so.  So here we are providing you some of the easy tips to take care of your favorite leather shoes.

Don’t store them in a box

Keeping the leather shoes in the original box for more time is really harmful for its leather; instead try to keep them on the shoe rack.  Remember the more you keep them in the box the more humidity they absorb.

Water clogged

Weather its leather shoe or any other one water is very harmful for them. If your shoes are wet, stuff them with newspaper as soon as possible and keep them away from direct heat (which can dry the leather too fast, causing it to crack and loosen adhesives).

Use shoe trees

Shoe trees are a must and if you really want you shoes to be in proper shape in every season, so go and guy a good shoe tree. They retain the shape of the shoe, reduce creases, and naturally absorb moisture/odors. Look for one with a full heel made out of unfinished cedar.

Give them a day off

I am sure you don’t want your favorite shoes to get damage very soon, I know you are in love with them, but trust me giving them a day off will help them breathe. So do it.

Polish& take care

Remember it’s in your hand to keep your shoes in good condition, and if you keep them in good condition they will make you proud outside. For polishing pick up a wax polish, this makes the surface of the shoe shine, without penetrating through the leather. The leather tends to lose its natural oils, moisture, and flexibility which leads to cracks on the shoes. Therefore using a conditioner once in two weeks is important

 

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