I'll admit I've neglected these shoes. Let them get wet, let them dry out.
Now that I'm working from home, I don't wear them that much, so I thought I'd try to do something.
First I stripped all the old finish off them.
Then I tried ironing out the wrinkles. I put a wet cloth on the toe, and ran an iron over them. The wrinkles came out, but they came back when I wore them.
I tried some leather conditioner, but as you can see, that darkened the leather. Now the toes are darker than the rest of the shoes. I was hoping they would end up a lighter shade after stripping the finish. I used a beige polish on them, still turned brown.
After all the massaging and the leather conditioner, the toes are very soft now, maybe too soft, but the wrinkles are still there.
For the few times I do go into work I can just wear them as they are, but I was hoping for better.
