HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SHOES

Care Tip One: Wear new shoes at home first

Don’t punish your feet by submitting brand new shoes to a full day’s wear, straight out of the box. Ease them in by wearing them around the house for a few hours over the weekend. This will soften up the construction and ensure a comfortable fit.

The bottom line: do try this at home.

Care Tip Three: Never wear two days in a row

Give your shoes a break: wearing them on successive days can very quickly burn away the leather. Keep an eye out for tell-tale signs of blackening on the inside, and swap your leather shoes around regularly to prolong their life.

The bottom line: rotate and rest your shoes to retain their robustness.

Care Tip Five: Wet weather

Try to avoid wearing your leather soled shoes in wet weather. Leather is a porous material and will deteriorate in the wet, try turning to your rubber soled options if the skies are looking grey. Should you get caught in a shower, drying wet shoes next to a radiator or another source of heat is the kiss of death: you’ll crack the leather. Simply stuff them with newspaper or tissue paper and allow them to dry out naturally. If they’re covered in mud, brush the mud off when dry and polish as normal.

The bottom line: dry right, dry naturally