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I write a lot here on Shoegazing about how one can, and should, adapt the fit of RTW shoes in terms of various minor or major interventions so that they fit as good as possible. Here is another such tip on how to give more or less space at the instep, and the best part is that it takes a minute to fix and all you need is your shoelaces.
A question that pops up every now and then is whether it works to mix products from different brands of shoe care products. For some reason, it’s something many are reluctant to do, one often buys from one brand and then think that you have to continue with that. That’s not the case, the answer is that it is perfectly possible to mix wildly.
This is a technique that works best on cordovan shoes, but which also can be used for normal calf leather. It’s about simply guiding the leather how to crease by pressing two pens against it when bending the shoe for the first time. The aim is to gather the creases to where it is intended to be, in two lines at the shoe’s flex point.
A common question when winter is coming to an end is how to store your boots and winter shoes during the summer months when they’re not in use (and the other way around, how to store summer shoes during winter). Here I go through some practical tips that can be useful when putting shoes away for a long rest.
The toe on the front of the sole always down faster than the rest of the sole, and for some who take big steps,the wear can be quite dramatically. Here a tip about flush rubber toe taps which is a good solution to prevent this from happening.
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Yet one of those tips that are obvious to many of you, but I’ve noticed that surprisingly many still do wrong about this. It’s about ensuring that you tighten the laces/buckles on the shoes properly so that the feet is held in place as they should in the shoe.
It’s obviously important to give care and protection also to the sole and heel edge on suede shoes with some shoe cream and maybe polish. It’s made of leather, and without care it dries out and looks really bad. When you put on the shoe cream you quite easily can end up with some of it on the suede, which is not ideal. Here I let you know how to easily get it off if you happen to make this mistake.
