New Leather Shoes? 7 MUST DO'S Before Wearing

About this video

Centeno outlines seven essential steps to properly prepare new leather dress shoes before wearing them. He covers testing fit at home, using heat to reduce stiffness, adding traction to slippery soles, protecting shoe structure with a shoe horn, maintaining backup laces, preserving shape with cedar shoe trees, and applying conditioning and protective treatments to the leather.

Key takeaways

• Centeno recommends wearing new shoes indoors on carpet first to test fit without damaging the sole, and returning them if there are major sizing issues
• Centeno suggests using a hairdryer to warm and soften stiff leather, and recommends 80-grit sandpaper or sidewalk friction to create traction on slippery leather soles
• Centeno argues that cedar shoe trees, leather conditioner, wax polish, and waterproofing spray are critical for maintaining shoe shape, preventing damage, and extending the life of dress shoes

Episode details: published February 29, 2020 · 671K views · 7:48 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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