Rugged Booties

Hey everyone

My new best friends

Just a little style post for you all on how to polish your worker-style boots. I bought these babies from Primark at the start of the season and they've become my go-to boot for the winter. They're also a very close match for All-Saint's biker boots so if you're not keen on shelling out £100+ (I wasn't), these are brilliant!


On to the topic of today's post - keeping them looking fabulous. I never used to take particular care with previous pairs of boots - I mean, it's called distressed leather for a reason, right? Wrong. Puddles, tripping up and cold weather left my boots looking oh-so-cool for the first month or so, but they were dead before the buds started to bloom.
I searched high and low for my Primark friends, and I plan on wearing them for more than one season - so I've worked out a way to preserve them but keep that busted-up feel. You'll need:

1. Wax-look shoe polish. I used Kiwi's Instant Wax shine in Brown. When choosing your colour, make sure it is either a perfect match or no more than a shade darker than the shoes.
2. Golf-shoe brush. Or any other shoe brush with veryyyy stiff bristles.
3. Shoe trees.
4. A polish cloth.
5. Weather-proofing spray.

Make sure the boots are clean to start with (and please note that this will not work on suede or nubuck shoes). Stick in your shoe trees - these will allow you to get an even finish. Working in small sections, slather the polish on and using quick, medium strokes, buff it in with your shoe brush. Once the whole boot is covered leave it for about an hour, so that the polish is 100% dry to the touch. Gently rub over your boots with the cloth - go easy as you're only trying to remove excess colour, not shine 'em up. Lastly, cover the whole boot with a generous amount of weather-proofing spray.

Carry out this process about once a month and it will cover scuffs, soften your boots and lengthen their lifespan, whilst helping your boots look worn-in and rough and tumble.

Hope this helped! Until next time

x

Opening photo courtesy of rottenottersthoughts.blogspot.com. Boot border photo courtesy of alisonstein.net