dresswithstyle.com » Maintenance http://dresswithstyle.com "Dress your life with style" Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Men’s style: Treat your suede shoes well http://dresswithstyle.com/2009/12/30/mens-style-treat-your-suede-shoes-well/ http://dresswithstyle.com/2009/12/30/mens-style-treat-your-suede-shoes-well/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:58:14 +0000 Michael Alden http://dresswithstyle.com/?p=172 [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]

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]]> http://dresswithstyle.com/2009/12/23/fedora-care-brush-steam-and-shape/feed/ 0 Learn to put a shine on your shoes http://dresswithstyle.com/2009/11/29/learn-to-put-a-shine-on-your-shoes/ http://dresswithstyle.com/2009/11/29/learn-to-put-a-shine-on-your-shoes/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:49:23 +0000 Michael Alden http://dresswithstyle.com/?p=118 The first of a series of articles on maintenance includes segments on how to clean, wax and polish your favorite shoes.

“Maintenance is the sine qua non of elegance”, according to Honore de Balzac, and this is especially true for goods made of leather. So whether you wear bespoke, fashion, or good old fashioned work shoes, they need special attention and regular care to look their best.

Along with Mr. Pierre-Paul-Marie Hofflin of the Talon Rouge salon in Paris, we will also learn how to prepare and execute a glacage or spit polish. This much sought after effect takes a bit of time to learn, but with the instructions contained in this video, you will be able to give your shoes a dandified air.

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Many thanks to Pierre-Paul-Marie. Stay tuned for part two of the series where you will learn how to “antique” your shoes.

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