Do you remember your first designer shoe purchase? I remember how excited and fun the shopping trip was when I purchased my first pair of designer shoes! Once I got them home, I started to wonder if there was any special way to care for them so they stayed pretty and in good shape. Luckily, I found that keeping my designer shoes in perfect condition wasn’t so difficult!
How To Care For Designer Shoes
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Questioning how to care for designer shoes shouldn’t keep you from treating yourself to that pair you have been eyeing while window shopping. Taking extra care of them requires minimal effort no matter if they are a suede or leather shoe!
Storage is Key
Whether you want to have your designer shoes out on display or tucked away in your closet, it is so important how you store them to make sure they stay looking nice. If they are out on display on a shelf, make sure the shelf stays clean and dry. Or else if you want to keep them safe put away, have them stored in dust bags and then back into their box. You will want to use the dust bags every time you travel so that way the shoes don’t get damaged in transit in your suitcase. To keep them from creasing or caving in while they are in storage, stuff them with the tissue paper you receive when you purchase them or you can buy a shoe tree online. The shoe tree or tissue paper trick will minimize them from getting crushed and flattened at the top.
Be Proactive During Changing Weather
Especially with a designer suede or leather shoe. You really have to take extra special care to them in the wintertime. You can purchase a protectant spray to use to treat them frequently if you are wearing them a lot. This will extend the life of your shoes and keep them looking sparkly clean. No matter how many times you have been wearing them. At the end of each season, take your shoes to a professional cleaner to keep your most worn items like suede boots in great shape and all clean to be worn next year.
Have A Trusty Shoe Cobbler On Deck
To keep your shoes in the best possible condition, it is a great idea to have a known shoe cobbler that you trust to handle any of your designer shoe maintenance and shoe repairs. It isn’t as expensive as you think! Plus with the hard work you went through to make your designer shoe purchase, they definitely deserve to be treated properly so they can last you as long as possible. If you aren’t sure of one in your area, call up your local department store such as Nordstrom and see who they recommend.
Re Sole Your Shoes After Purchasing
I know it’s extremely difficult to not wear your new shoes the next night out after purchasing them. But it is so important that you don’t miss this step! Especially if your shoes have a leather sole, you need to visit your handy shoe cobbler. And get a thin rubber sole placed on them. This will keep the sole looking brand new and much easier to maintain the cleanliness of the shoes. Taking this step is very common if you have the coveted Christian Louboutins to keep their red bottoms staying red. It’s best to have a shoe cobbler handle this professionally. However you can DIY it, just be very careful!
Give Them A Regular Inspection
Some designer shoes can be as heavy of a purchase as a new car. And thus should be treated like one! For the shoes you are wearing often, take them in regularly to your shoe cobbler. Have them professionally looked over. You want to catch any necessary shoe repairs before it gets to be too late and they are ruined! This is why having a shoe cobbler you can go to can make all the difference.
No matter if you live in sunny California or humid Florida, keeping your designer shoes in good care is very important! You have worked so hard to purchase your shoes. So you need to treat them with much tender love and care. With the tips above on how you can care for your designer shoes, it really doesn’t require much additional effort. 🙂
