Take a look in your closet, and inventory your shoe collection. Quite an investment, isn't it? When you factor in designer shoes, work shoes and sport shoes, your feet may receive more attention than any other part of your body. Keeping your shoes in shape is one way to protect your investment and your feet.

Tips for Taking Care of Your Shoes
Instead of the occasional overhaul and frenzy of last- minute polishing, good shoe management involves regular maintenance and consistent care.

Where to Put Them When They're Not on Your Feet

1. If you get your shoes wet, let them dry slowly in an area where there's good air flow. Never put your shoes on a furnace register or heater to dry. This will shrink the leather, loosen the bonding material and put them at risk for cracking, peeling and discoloration.

2. Keep shoes out of sunlight and away from heat sources when you're not wearing them.

3. Keep shoes separate. If your shoes are a mad jumble at the bottom of the closet or under the bed, they probably rub against one another, causing scratches and scuffs. Protect your investment by keeping shoes in a shoe cubby or in individual boxes where they'll be protected. Read further...

Good one Op. I have got a nice shoe rendered useless by water. part of the shoe skin peeled off, dunno if there's a way to fix it. I so much love the shoe