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How to look after your shoes.
Looking after your shoes and getting a long life out of them should be straight forward if you follow some simple rules.
• Polish your shoes with a good polish regularly (working the polish into creases)
• Use shoe-trees to help straighten out the shoes
• Never force-dry the soles if they get wet - do not put them by a fire. Stuff them with newspaper and let dry slowly and naturally - otherwise the soles may crack.
• Don't stick rubber soles on the bottom - it may help preserve the leather but it will make the shoe bend differently and may put stresses on the stitiching where it shouldn't. You can use a sole tonic to help preserve the leather.
• Replace the sole the moment a hole appears - don't wait for extensive damage.
• Rotate wearing your shoes - avoid wearing them on consecutive days, we recommend no more than twice a week per pair. Feet sweat a lot and the leather needs to dry out naturally. Again we recommend cedar shoe trees to help this. |
