Take Care of Your Shoes

Through the last few weeks, I have shared my thoughts and opinions on what are the different style of Indian Sandals, what kind of dresses do they match up with, Summer Shoes & Sandals and ofcourse accessories!  

As I am getting close to concluding this blog series, I would like to end with some tips on taking good care of your Indian Sandals. 



You will not disagree with the fact that cracked and dusty shoes look extremely shabby. You'd rather just throw them away than have them in your home. My mom was very particular of throwing away old, dirty, cracked and rugged shoes in the fear of the house absorbing negative vibes from these shoes 


Taking care of our feet will start from taking care of your shoes. Wash your feet before you wear your fancy pair of sandals. If you were out gardening in the backyard, more chances of your feet being dusty and you don't want to step in those beautiful satin sandals with such dirty feet.



Be careful of where you are walking. Avoid walking in those fancy shoes outside on a rainy day or carry an extra pair of shoes, so that your shoes look fresh as you enter the party. 

Cleaning your shoes: If you had to be outside in those shoes, you might want to consider cleaning the dust off your shoes before store them. Cleaning as be as simple as rubbing the dust off with a clean dry cloth. Stains can be removed using warm water. Some folks are successful in cleaning their shoes using simple household products like vinegar and baking soda. Life of shoes are directly related with keeping them. If you make cleaning shoes part of your routine, then you will save time when you need to wear them next.

Organize and store your shoes. You should respect your feet and shoes as well. I cannot stress enough of this as I have been guilty of storing my shoes away on top of each other. 


As my collection of shoes increased over the years, I noticed that the shoes that landed at the bottom, were getting cracked and out of shape due to increased pressure and weight from the top ones. There are multiple ways to organize your shoes on shoe racks, or stack them neatly in shoe boxes or can even get creative using shoe hangars.

In recent years, shoes specially the branded ones, have become a relatively bigger investment like accessories or jewelry, hence its worth the time to clean them and increase their life to have a better return on this investment.