The successful recipe used by Bespoke Factory to manufacture beautiful handmade shoes consists of the highest quality components combined with the most skilled craftsmanship. This represents excellent value for your investment. Proper care and maintenance of your shoes are the key to ensure their longevity in wear. Following the guidelines below and treating your shoes in the correct manner will ensure they last for many years.
Brush clean and then use a wax polish
Uppers made of leather need to be treated regularly with a good-quality wax polish that protects the leather and gives a high shine finish. This should help prolong the life of the uppers as well as maintain their appearance. It is advisable that shoes are dry before application. Unsuitable liquid polish applicators should be avoided as these can potentially damage the surface of high quality leathers.
A ‘Suede Protector’ spray can be used to treat suede and nubuck uppers. Using a rubber suede brush can help lift any dirt and debris. However, stubborn stains may necessitate treatment with a suede shampoo. Suede can often be revived using steam from the kettle and gently cleaning with a rubber suede brush.
Waxed-finished or waterproof leather uppers should be treated with dubbin or a ‘waxed leather cream’ to condition, soften and protect the leather. Usually there is no need to use a coloured polish on this type of leather as they are not meant to have a high shine.
Use Shoe Trees and a Shoe Horn
Using wooden shoe trees will help absorb moisture and maintain the shape of the shoes as they dry out. Using a shoe horn prevents damage to the heels, counter and top line. We offer both items on our MTO program, private labeled with your brand.
Leather soles can expand when wet so it is best to avoid very wet conditions when wearing your new shoes the first two or three outings. In the event that your leather soles do become sodden, ensure that you dry them out slowly and naturally, away from direct heat (e.g radiators). Leather shoes can often take a day to dry out fully just from natural perspiration. Whenever possible alternate daily with other pair of shoes.
Introducing our private labeled Luxury Shoe Care Kit
We put together a LUXURY KIT OF SHOE CARE/CLEANING PRODUCTS (100% made in Italy) that can be private label branded with your label/logo. Every single component (13) plus wooden box cover will be embossed with your private label. We will need a minimum QTY order of 10 sets to apply for private label embossing. Contact us for more information.
Luxury Shoe Care Kit Components
Two (2) Polishing Brushes available in Brown and Natural Colors: Sophisticated polishing thanks to the tightly stitched real horsehair bristles. It is the ideal choice for polishing your high-quality shoes, especially those with a high-shine finish. Equipped with a wooden body and tightly stitched horsehair bristles the polishing brush offers extraordinary shoe care.
Two (2) Premium Cream Brushes available in Brown and Natural Colors: Features real horsehair bristles for even distribution. Proper care and maintenance are crucial to preserving your shoes smoothness and shine over the years. The premium cream brush is ideal for even shoe cream application.
Suede Natural Brush: Fine rubber comb of our suede brush will gently brush away dust or dirt from velour.
Four (4) Premium Shoe Creams, Black, Navy, Neutral and Brown colors: Shoe cream cleans, nourishes and protects shoes while refreshing shoe colors. Without proper care, leather gradually becomes stiff and brittle. Shoe cream replenishes lost nutrients to the shoe upper.
Shoe Protector Spray: The shoe protector spray cleans and waterproofs leather, removing dust and dirt.
Suede Protector: Nourishes, protects and revives rough leather. Suede and nubuck are premium types of rough leather. Both require proper care to remain in mint condition. Use the suede protector to nourish and protect your precious rough leather. As an added bonus, this product also revives shoe color.
Shoe Polishing Cloth: square shoe polishing cloth is used to apply shoe cream and shoe wax to the shoe upper. Alternatively, it can be used to polish the shoe.
Short Wooden Shoe Horn: Quickly and comfortably put on your shoes with this 16-centimetre-long shoe horn made of wood. Its small size makes it excellent for travel.
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