https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:14:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1041001 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:54:57 +0000 annagybe 1041001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040994 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:52:06 +0000 Lantana 1040994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brilliant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040897 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:11:46 +0000 catgirl 1040897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY!&nbsp; We have semi-matchy DIY gold oxfords! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040895 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:57:30 +0000 Anonymous 1040895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so impressed! They look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040869 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:54:18 +0000 MuseumGal 1040869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG!&nbsp; I am so doing this to my (brown) Born Arlettas.&nbsp; They never get worn b/c I have another pair of brown brogues that I like better.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040852 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:10:09 +0000 kellygirl 1040852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Diana! How perfect. Just what I need to add to my existing order to qualify for free shipping. I was just asking DH if he needed anything small. This is perfect. Thanks!&nbsp;</p> <p>That platinum looks not at all what I expected.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040847 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:00:37 +0000 Diana 1040847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kelly, I wouldn't call platinum actually the color of platinum. &nbsp;If you look at the color card, it looks like a very pale gold. &nbsp;I figured I'd order it and if it was too silver, I'd mix it with the old gold to make it more gold. &nbsp;All their other golds are very yellow.&nbsp; Turned out the platinum by itself was just fine.<br />I think the gold over brown does look the same in natural light but I'd have to wear them outside to be sure!</p> <p>This is what I used:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shoeshinekit.com/tameco.html">http://shoeshinekit.com/tameco.html</a><br />I actually bought them from Amazon since even though they cost slightly more they count for free super saver shipping&nbsp;(as far as I can tell, TRG is the same company as Tarrago, I think it's just what they are called in Europe):<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=trg+metallic+shoe+cream&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atrg+metallic+shoe+cream">http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb.....c+shoe+cre</a></p> <p>Lots of good info on my other post here:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/questions-for-leather-dyers-tarrago-metallic-dyes">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....allic-dyes</a></p> <p>Rae, I'd forgotten you used it on pony hair! &nbsp;That gives me hope for the suede. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040833 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:30:52 +0000 kellygirl 1040833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is awesome. What a great solution. I ended up getting rid of most of my dark brown shoes except for my Rockport Anna's. Love how these turned out. I think I have the same Arlettas--I thought they looked more gold so I"m surprised that platinum worked. I will have to check that out--shoe cream, you say?&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: I really like the kind of antique look you got with the gold over brown. So fab. Do they look similar in natural&nbsp;light?&nbsp;</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040825 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:16:10 +0000 rae 1040825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like success! Love the resulting texture you created. I have not used these on suede before, but I did use on pony hair, so my guess is that suede is fine, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040823 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:15:01 +0000 pil 1040823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bronzing-my-oxfords#post-1040817 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:10:17 +0000 Diana 1040817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks to Rae, Vix, Claire, and others who weighed in on my earlier thread, I ordered some Tarrago Shoe Cream to try turning my brown oxfords bronze. &nbsp;I finally got around to doing it this morning, and I LOVE how they turned out! &nbsp;</p> <p>The color I used was "old gold." You can see it looks really yellow in the jar but over the brown it turned out a lovely bronze. &nbsp;First pic is the before, second is after 1 coat, and third is after 2 coats. &nbsp;The color actually looked pretty good even after 1 coat. &nbsp;The second coat made it a bit brighter and more even. &nbsp;You can see a little streakiness but I wanted that, so I'm happy. &nbsp;&nbsp; They are drying now!</p> <p>I also got the shoe cream in "platinum" to spruce up my pale gold Born Arlettas, which were looking a little beat up. &nbsp;The color was an almost perfect match - I'd say the colors looked really true to the colors on the shade card on my computer screen - and the oxfords look much better. &nbsp;You can see them in the background in a couple of photos; forgot to take a before photo, but the distressed spots had turned quite a bit darker and were kind of ugly. &nbsp;The shoe cream lightened up those spots nicely and put a subtle metallic sheen over them as well. &nbsp;They still look distressed but not worn out anymore.</p> <p>Very happy with how both of these turned out! &nbsp;</p> <p>A couple of notes for anyone else who is thinking of this. &nbsp;<br />--I used paper towels to apply since I didn't have any sponges or rags. &nbsp;It worked out just fine. &nbsp;<br />--The tongue was the hardest part since it was hard to get into all the corners under the eyes, but then again those areas will probably never be seen. &nbsp;<br />--I didn't tape up the heels. &nbsp;I probably should have since I got gold on them. Just went with it and put a coat over the whole heel so they are kind of bronzed too. &nbsp;<br />--I used only a teeny bit of the jar for the gold oxfords, and maybe 1/4 of the jar for the bronze ones, so I'd say a little goes a long way!</p> <p>PS - Does anyone know if these work on suede???? &nbsp;At this point I only have one pair of brown shoes left (not counting my cognac boots which I still like). &nbsp;They are my brown mid-calf suede spat boots, and I know I'd wear them a lot more if they were a different color. &nbsp; </p>