{"id":21073,"date":"2023-01-15T10:07:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=21073"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:36:39","slug":"shoe-shining-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/shoes\/shoe-shining-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Shine Your Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-174633\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/SOTW-Shining-Shoes-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/SOTW-Shining-Shoes-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/SOTW-Shining-Shoes-2-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/SOTW-Shining-Shoes-2-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s an upcoming wedding, graduation, or simply another day at the office, a pair of shiny shoes can set you apart as a man who cares about the details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only does shining your shoes add panache to your appearance, it is a necessary part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/shoes\/shoe-care-101\/\">properly caring for and maintaining a nice pair of leather shoes or boots<\/a>. The polish itself helps moisturize and waterproof the leather, lengthening the lifespan of your shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need to get going is a soft cloth, a can of shoe polish, and a good shoe brush.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\">Ted Slampyak<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"","activitypub_status":"federate","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,42306,227,229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-shoes","category-style","category-visual-guides"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shoes-feat-356x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shoes-feat-356x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shoes-feat-320x262.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Achieve a Polished Look: Learn How to Shine Shoes | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take your shoe game to the next level with our shoe shining guide. 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