If you’re beginning to refresh your winter-shoe wardrobe, or pulling old pairs out of storage, it isn’t too early to think about taking preventative measures that’ll keep your feet dry and your shoes in like-new condition
Hopefully she spritzed Meltonian on these before heading out. Photo: Denver Post/Denver Post via Getty Images Summer’s heat wave might still be fresh in our minds, but it won’t be long before the weather starts to change and we’ll be complaining about polar vortices and Arctic blasts once again. And, of course, the havoc all that snow and sleet can wreak on our footwear.
$5 at Amazon Buy $5 at Amazon Buy Best protectors for everyday leather shoes Tarrago Hightech Nano Protector Spray Less precious shoes can handle a more heavy-duty spray, like this one from Spanish leather-care company Tarrago that incorporates nanotechnology — tiny particles that fill tiny openings in the leather to block water from getting in. “Leather is porous; it’s essentially a skin, and like our skin it has pores, so it breathes and takes in water through its pores,” says Andrade.
$9 at Amazon Buy $9 at Amazon Buy Star Professional Horsehair Shoe Shine Brush “Before treating a suede or nubuck item, you want to get the nap of the material up with a horsehair brush,” says Valiente. Doing so ensures there isn’t any dirt on the shoe that could get sealed in, and that the spray will be applied evenly. She says Star makes her favorite 100 percent horsehair-bristle brushes, which are gentle enough to not snag or pull on the delicate fabric.
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