How to Make Shoes Last Longer

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Give your shoes proper care and you can extend their life expectancy by several years.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Shoe Shining/cleaning Kits
Shoe Inserts
Shoelaces

Step1

Avoid wearing shoes two days in a row, and allow shoes to air out for 24 hours.

Step2

Change into flat shoes when driving to avoid breaking a heel.

Step3

Be sure leather shoes dry completely if worn on a rainy day.

Step4

Polish leather shoes when the material loses its luster.

Step5

When necessary, have a shoe repair shop replace the taps on your heels, or resole your shoes when they have worn down.

Step6

Have shoes refinished and dyed when the color begins to fade.

Step7

Have another layer of tread added onto tennis shoes.

Tips & Warnings

If you walk to work, or walk a long distance from your car to work, wear athletic shoes and change into your work shoes when you reach the office. This will make your dressier shoes last longer.
Avoid dragging your feet or kicking rocks while wearing dress shoes.

Comments

zocalo said

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on 4/22/2008 I represent Shine to Go, a new portable, all-in-one shoe polish that makes shining fast, non-messy and easy and helps maintain the life and look of your favorite shoes.

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Anonymous said

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on 6/30/2006 I noticed that if I stored all my shoes in one basket, they would rub on each other and look worse and worse when I took them out to wear. For shoes that you want to last longer, keep them in separate shoe boxes or clearly separated on a shoe rack.

Anonymous said

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on 12/9/2005 Make sure you don't go walking through wet mud in your smart shoes. Also, if they're like Timberland shoes, try not to wear them when it's pouring rain.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 I must stress the importance of cedar shoe trees for every pair of dress shoes you own. This small ($10) investment will preserve the shape of the shoe and remove most heavy creases. The cedar will make them smell better, too.

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