Is it possible to maintain leather shoes without wrinkling halfway through?
How do you take care of them properly?
Is it possible to maintain leather shoes without wrinkling halfway through?
Jason Martinez
Bentley Smith
Picture related.
Andrew Ramirez
Shoe trees and conditioner. Multiple pairs also help distribute the wear
Carter Rogers
Cedar shoe trees are quite expensive, do I need one for every pair of shoes?
Xavier Thompson
optimally, yes
but you could also just stuff pairs with newspaper or something when you aren't wearing them to help keep their shape
Nathaniel Edwards
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This might be a stupid question
Since cedar shoe trees are not varnished in order to allow the wood to absorb moisture and release the smell, will it not get ruined over time?
I thought unvarnished wood and water do not mix, ever
Easton Cooper
There shouldn't be enough moisture in your shoes to damage wood. If your shoes get wet, dry them off with a cloth, stuff them with newspaper/paper towels and let them sit.
Tyler King
When shoe trees are marketed to absorb moisture than just means from regular wear (sweat and what not).
Ian Martinez
the cedar trees should not be more than 10% of the shoes value.
It's quite a good investment for something expensive, like a good pair of shoes.
The shoes in your picture have too much creasing. What brand are those?
Julian Gray
Type of leather and the fit and shape of the shoe can be factors in how much it creases, but there are no leather shoes that wont to some degree.
Anthony Flores
kiwi polish
Henry Myers
Don't mind the bends and wrinkles. everyone gets them so no one will judge you if your shoes also have them.
Adrian Howard
Shoes trees are cheap.
full grain leathers wrinkle considerably less than cheap and nasty corrected grain. the cheapest brand that does full grain is probably allen edmonds, but you can do much, much nicer if you have the cash. (look at gaziano & girling, meccariello, john lobb, edward green, etc.)
also shell cordovan doesn't wrinkle in the same way that calfskin does, but it is eye wateringly expensive from a decent shoemaker
Caleb Perry
How do you know if it is full grain?
Parker Ortiz
google full vs corrected grain and start familiarising yourself with comparison images. it just comes down to experience.
corrected grain leather tends to be much shinier unpolished, and the creasing pattern is quite recognisable once you are familiar with the smaller, more subtle way full grain creases. full grain leather is also more supple, if you are handling it in person. if you can get a real close up look, the real simple litmus test is whether or not the leather still has pores in it that hairs used to go through. corrected grain leathers sand these off and clearcoat over them
Carter Adams
full grain leather is hardly an expensive commodity. my milsurp boots are full grain
Caleb Powell
You can pick up shoe trees from older people's garage sales pretty cheap. Or ebay, probably.
>but they were in other peoples shoes
Leave them out in the sun for 2 days, then flip them and leave them out for another 2. I guarantee they are now completely free of anyone's foot stink.
Gavin Morgan
This is pretty much the reason to want higher quality leather, it will crease more naturally and the creases won't cause damage long term.
Joseph Hill
OP here, I found this guy's blog and he claims these are 30 year old Ferragamos that have been properly taken care of over the years and resoled 3-4 times.
fromsqualortoballer.com
Big if true
Nolan Barnes
Shoe trees are memes and don't do much, if anything at all.
They're cheap, so much cheaper than shoes that it's worth getting them for that 'not much', but having a good rotation and not wearing the same shoe more than every 3 days is what really makes them last longer.
Jace Rodriguez
retard alert
Jordan Morales
If you don't want wrinkles, don't wear them.