https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 11:19:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40442 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:51:43 +0000 Ana 40442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love patent shoes, and I wear mine in wet conditions a lot. So far, so good. I rub scuff marks off with my fingers sometimes, and they come right off, good as new. My patent shoes don't stretch at all, either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40274 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:39:47 +0000 Angie 40274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have not noticed patent shoes to stretch that much at all actually. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40273 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:35:39 +0000 Lena 40273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie and Tanya. </p> <p>I suspected Martha is not always right. I don't always take her word as final. </p> <p>Another question. Do patent leather shoes stretch as much as leather ones? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40241 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:13 +0000 Tanya 40241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My patent boots ans shoes have also been exposed to rain and they look great so far. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40238 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:08:12 +0000 Angie 40238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well Lena, I live in Seattle and my patent shoes and boots are constantly exposed to moisture and wet. ALL the time. They have stood up to the elements extremely well. I remove marks with nail polish remover and that’s that. Nordstrom cleans my boots up every season and they come back looking spick and span. I need to have a word with Martha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/patent-leather-care#post-40204 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:36:59 +0000 Lena 40204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a question about patent leather.</p> <p>According to my Martha Stewart book ("Homekeeping Handbook" 2006) patent is particularly susceptible to cracking and should not be allowed to get wet. She also recommends the following:</p> <p>1. cleaning with soft cloth and solution of vinegar with water<br /> 2. if cracks appear, stretch on shoe shaper and treat with leather conditioner<br /> 3. always dry away from heat sources and take care not to scratch</p> <p>Obviously I would try to prevent exposure to rain. But what about accidental water drops here and there? Or high humidity? I used to think that patent leather is actually better off because it's coated. </p> <p>Ladies, what's your experience with patent leather? And how do you clean it? </p>