Why?

Modularity, people throw out entire shirts because the collar starts to thray! I've even seen veteran-sartorialists do this

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How to polish shoes

Excuse trousers, first day of Year 12

shoes that havent received polish in two years, even dropped once on floor, still shiny

Steps

Ensure shoes are properly clean

Ensure there is no dirt, dust on them.

If leather is dirty, use a leather cleaning cream, before this ensure surface is clean as can be

Then layer on foundation layers of polish with a brush,

Have one brush as an "on" brush and another brush as an "off" brush, to remove polish

Brush many many times,

Then wrap clean cloth around your finger tightly, dip in polish and tap in water then rub in circular motions

Breath on the shoe

Important

I get it, no one likes a life story before a tutorial, skip this you may.

While serving in a youth cadet force, Ihad the shiniest shoes in the platoon, no one could hold a candle to me, I ended up polishing senior cadets shoes for money, especially before major events, so my opinion has some authority,

There are a lot of opinions on shoe polishing, hundreds out there, but I am old- 19, and do not care for them.

do not polish where creases are

good polish lasts years! however, hydration,

why i dont like polish shoes, if you are boarding a train, incase you drop your shoes

Equipment

I dont like patent leather, looks cheap and tacky

Shined shoes are indeed beautiful but are they worth the headache you decide?

Polish:

• Cheap shoes, Kiwi
• Expensive shoes, Saphir

Cloth, pure cotton t-shirt,

I have heard people use jeweller sylvets

Do not use that stupid yellow rag with red stitching,

Do not use hairspray, or any paint, They're due to the sleevehead not attaching to the shoulder in a way suited to your ody type, an expensive fix.

Put a pad at the very top of the sleeve, you can try a mockup with scraps and tape, also removing the shoulder pad in its entirely might help