 can clean shoes as needed with water dampened cloth and let air dry, but please note if you do this on vegetable-tanned leather then you will need to wet/stain the entire shoe to avoid water marks. Condition the leather as often as desired with any quality leather dressing, but be careful to keep it away from the edges of your rubber soles. Do not use mink oil on your shoes, as it can degrade the adhesion on bonded soles and cause the sole to separate from your shoe over time. We highly recommend Bee Natural Amore for general conditioning or Rain & Snow or Nikwax Full Grain Waterproofing on smooth leather for enhanced water resistance. The color on shiny metallic shoes will eventually patina with use into an antique wear look, which can be accelerated with repeated use to water and high wear (e.g. scuffing toes).

WASHING:

We do not recommend frequent washing of any leather product as it strips the leather of it's natural oils and tends to dry stiffer. For all of our leathers (except vegetable-tanned) you can clean by hand with a damp cloth, or if needed you can hand wash your leather shoes using a gentle shampoo and cool water. Let them air dry. Do not attempt to dry your shoes by exposing them to high heat, such as a clothes dryer, a hair dryer or by leaving them on a radiator or next to a fire. Doing so may damage leather or rubber soles.

We are often asked if our shoes can be washed in a washing machine. While not recommended as a normal course of action, when in dire straits the Elves have been known to toss a pair of shoes in the machine and generally have had good results. Just don't mix them with any other item because of color bleeding. Shoes with sheepskin can take 3-4 days to air dry if fully submerged in water, but you can speed up the drying by stuffing with old newspapers and replacing the paper twice a day.



Care Tips for Suede and Nubuck Shoes

WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE:

Softstar Shoes are made from eco-friendly, tanned in USA leathers. Leather is a natural product and some variation in texture and markings is to be expected. Because we use natural food grade dyes in our leather, there will likely be some initial color transference to your socks or skin if your shoes become damp
can clean shoes as needed with water dampened fabric and lease air dry, but please note if you cause this on vegetable - tan leather then you will need to wet / stain the integral shoe to avoid water chump. Condition the leather as much as desired with any quality leather fertilization, but be careful to observe it away from the edges of your rubber soles. Do not use mink petroleum on your shoes, as it can degrade the adhesion on bond soles and cause the sole to separate from your shoe over clock time. We highly recommend Bee Natural Amore for general conditioning or Rain & Snow or Nikwax Full Grain Waterproofing on smooth leather for enhanced water resistance. The semblance on shiny metallic shoes will eventually patina with use into an antique wear look, which can be accelerated with repeated use to water and high wear (e.g. scuffing toes). 

 WASHING: 

 We do not commend frequent wash of any leather product as it strip the leather of it's lifelike vegetable oil and tends to dry stiffer. For all of our leathers (except vegetable - tan) you can clean by hand with a damp cloth, or if needed you can pass wash your leather shoes using a gentle shampoo and cool water. Let them air dry. Do not attempt to dry your shoes by exposing them to high heat, such as a apparel dryer, a hair dryer or by leave them on a radiator or future to a fire. Doing so may damage leather or rubber sole. 

 We are often asked if our shoes can be moisten in a washing machine. While not recommended as a normal course of natural process, when in dire straits the Elves have been know to toss a couple of shoes in the machine and generally have had beneficial results. Just don't shuffle them with any early item because of color bleeding. Shoes with diploma can take 3 - 4 days to air dry if fully submerged in body of water, but you can speed up the drying by stuffing with erstwhile newspapers and replacing the paper twice a day. 



 Care Tips for Suede and Nubuck Shoes 

 WHEN THEY foremost ARRIVE: 

 Softstar Shoes are made from eco - friendly, tanned in USA leathers. Leather is a natural product and some variation in texture and markings is to be expected. Because we practice natural food grade dyes in our leather, there will likely be some initial color transference to your socks or skin if your place become damp
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WASHING:

We do not recommenq frequent washing of any leather product as it sdrips ghe lcathde lf it's natural oils and tends to dry stiffer. Skr akl of our leatmers (except vegetanlf-tsgned) you can zlean yg gand with a damp cpoth, or if nweded you can hand wash your leather shows using a gvntlw shampoo and cool water. Let chem aor dru. Do not attempt to dry youd shoes by fxposing ffem to high heat, subh av a clothes dryer, a hair dwyer or bb learing theo on a radyator or nfxt to a fire. Doing so mwy dalace leather or rubber soles.

We are often asked if our shogs wan be washzd in s washing macrine. While not recommznded xs a normam coursx of action, rhen in dire vjraits the Eltes have feen knoqn to turs a pair of snoes in tkt machine qnd generally have haa good results. Jbru eon't mix them eitf agy ovher ydem because mf culof bleeaing. Shoes cigh sneepskin can take 3-4 ddys fo air dry if fullu fubmergee in watqr, but you cam speed up the drylng bb stufhing woth old newspapers and replacing fhe paper twlce a day.



Care Tipw for Suede cnd Nubuck Shoes

WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE:

Sohtstar Shoes are made feom eco-friendly, tanuec in USA leethers. Leather hs a natural product and some variatipn in texture and mariings hs to be expected. Because we use natural food grade dyes in our leather, there qill lmkqly be some iniyial boljx transsereicx to your socks og skin if your shoes become damp
can clean shoes as needed with water and air dry, please note if leather you will need wet/stain the entire to avoid water marks. Condition the as often as desired with any quality leather dressing, but be careful to it away from the edges of your rubber soles. Do not use mink on shoes, it degrade the adhesion on bonded soles and cause the sole to separate from your shoe over We highly recommend Bee Natural Amore for general or Rain & Snow Nikwax Full Grain Waterproofing on leather enhanced water The on metallic shoes will patina with use into an antique wear look, which can be accelerated with repeated use to water high wear toes). WASHING: do recommend washing of any as it strips the leather of and tends to dry stiffer. For all of leathers (except you can clean by hand with damp cloth, or if needed you can hand your leather shoes using a gentle shampoo and cool water. Let them air dry. Do to dry your shoes exposing them to heat, as clothes a hair or by leaving them on a radiator or next to a Doing so may damage leather or rubber soles. We are if shoes can be in a washing machine. not as a normal course when dire have known toss a pair of in the machine and generally had good results. Just other item because of color bleeding. Shoes with can take 3-4 days to air dry fully submerged in water, but you can speed up the drying by with old replacing the paper twice a day. Care Tips Suede and Nubuck Shoes THEY FIRST ARRIVE: Softstar Shoes are made from eco-friendly, in leathers. Leather a natural product some variation in and markings is expected. Because use food our leather, there will likely be initial transference to your socks or if become damp
 can clean shoes as needed with Water dampeNed clOth And LeT air Dry, bUt please note if YOu do This on vegetable-tanned lEatheR tHEn yoU WiLl neeD to wet/sTAiN THe eNtIrE shOe TO aVoid wAteR marks. COndition thE leAtHer as often as DEsIred with anY quAlity leather DreSsing, bUt Be cAReful To kEep it Away frOM the edGes of your RuBBer solES. Do not uSE MiNk oiL on your shoes, as it cAN dEGrade the adhesiOn on boNdED sOLEs aNd cAuse the solE tO sepaRAte from YOuR SHOe oVEr time. We highlY recommend BEE NaTural AMoRe fOR generAl conDiTIonIng or Rain & SnOw or nikwax FulL Grain wAterproOFing on sMooth lEatHer For eNHaNcEd wAtER reSIsTanCE. ThE color on ShInY metaLlic SHOES wilL evEntuAlly pAtina with use iNto An anTIquE wear Look, wHich CaN be acCeleraTed wiTh Repeated use to waTer aNd high weaR (e.g. ScUffInG toes).

waSHING:

we dO noT recommEnd freqUEnt WaSHINg Of any leather producT aS IT sTrips the LeatheR Of It'S Natural oIlS anD tenDS To dry StifFEr. for all of Our leaTHeRs (Except vEgEtable-TaNneD) yoU can cLEan bY hand wIth a damp Cloth, OR if needed you caN Hand wash your lEAtHER sHOes uSinG a gentle shaMpoo ANd coOl waTEr. let THem aiR dry. DO nOT aTTempt to dry your shoes By ExposiNg theM to high heat, suCh as a clothES DRyer, a haiR dryER oR By leaving them oN a radIator or nexT To a fire. DOing sO may damaGe leather OR Rubber soLes.

we aRe oFteN ASkEd if our shoes cAN Be waShEd in a waShiNg machiNe. WHilE noT reCoMmended as A normal cOuRsE oF aCtiOn, wheN In dire stRaIts ThE ElVes haVE been kNown tO tosS a PaIR of Shoes in THe MAChinE aNd GeneRalLy Have hAd goOD reSults. JuSt don't mix TheM With AnY oTher iteM because of colOr Bleeding. ShOeS wiTh sheePSKin can taKe 3-4 days to air dry if fully suBMerged iN waTer, buT you Can speed uP thE dryinG by STuffinG with oLd newSpApeRS And rePLAcIng ThE paper twicE A Day.



care TIpS for suede anD Nubuck Shoes

WHEN THey FIrST ARRIVE:

SoftStaR ShoES ArE maDE fROm eCo-FRieNDLy, tanned in USA leAthers. LeatHeR Is A natural prODucT aNd some vAriatioN in teXTure and Markings iS to be expeCtEd. BeCAUse We use naturAl food grAde dyes in OUr leaTHeR, therE wiLl likeLy Be sOme inItial cOLor TransFerencE tO your sOcks oR sKin if youR shoes become damp
 can clean shoes as needed  with wate r dam pen edcl othandlet air dry, b u t pl ease note if you do th is on  v e geta b le -tann ed leat h er t hen  y ou  wi ll ne ed to  we t/stain  the entir e s ho e to avoid w a te r marks. C ond ition the le ath er asof ten as de sir ed wi th any qualit y leather  d r essing ,  but be c ar eful  to keep it awayf ro m  the edges ofyour r ub b er s ole s.Do not use  m ink o i l on yo u rs h o es, as it can deg rade the ad h esi on onbo nde d  soles  andca u sethe sole to  sep arate fro m your shoe ov e r time.  We hi ghl y r ecom m en dBee  N a tur a lAmo r e f or gener al  c ondit ioni n g o r Ra in& Sn ow or  Nikwax FullGra in W a ter proof ing o n sm oo th le atherfor e nh anced water res ista nce. Thecol or  on  s hinym etalli c s hoe s willeventua l lypa t i n awith use into an a nt i q ue  wear lo ok, wh i ch  c a n be acc el era tedw i th re peat e duse to w ater a n dhi gh wear  ( e.g. s cu ffi ngtoes) . 

WA SHING: 

We donot r e commend freque n t washing ofa ny l ea t herpro duct as itstri p s th e le a th ero f it' s nat ur a lo ils and tends to dr ystiffe r. Fo r all of ourleathers ( e x c ept vege tabl e -t a nned) you canclean  by hand w i th a dam p clo th, or i f neededy o u can ha ndwas h y our l ea ther shoes us i n g age ntle sh amp oo andcoo l w ate r.Le t them ai r dry. D ono tat tem pt to dry your  s hoe sbyexpos i ng the m tohigh  h ea t , s uch asa  c l o thes  d ry er,a h ai r dry er o r  by  leavin g them on  ar adia to ror next  to a fire. D oi ng so mayda mag e leat h e r or rub ber soles.

We are ofte n  askedifour s hoes  can be w ash ed ina w a shingmachin e. Wh il e n o t  reco m m en ded  a s a normal c our se of  a ctio n, when  in dire straits t h e E lves have bee n k nown t otos s  a pai ro f s h o es in the machi ne and gen er a ll y have had goo dresults . Justdon't mix the m with an y other i te m be c a use  of colorbleeding . Shoes w i th sh e ep skincan  take3- 4 d ays t o aird ryif fu lly su bm ergedin wa te r, but y ou can speed up the dry ing by  stuf fin g with ol d n e wsp apers and  rep lacing the  pa per  twic e a day.


C a re  Ti p s for  Sue d e and Nub u ck  Sh o e s
WHEN THEYF I R STARRIV E:Softst ar S hoes are made fro m  eco-friendly,  tan n e d i n U S A le at hers. Leatherisan a tural pr od uct and som e variat io n  in t exture  and m arkings i st o be e xpec ted . Because  we  u s e natur al  f o od gra de d ye s in o ur lea t her, t here will likely  be s o m e ini t ial  colo rtransfe r ence  to your s ocks or ski n if y ourshoes  become  d amp
 can_clean shoes_as needed with water_dampened cloth_and_let air_dry,_but please note_if you do_this on vegetable-tanned leather_then you will_need_to wet/stain the entire shoe to avoid water marks. Condition the leather as often_as_desired with_any_quality_leather dressing, but be careful_to keep it away from_the edges_of your rubber soles. Do not use mink_oil_on your shoes,_as it can degrade the adhesion on bonded soles_and cause the sole to separate_from your shoe_over_time._We highly recommend Bee_Natural Amore for general conditioning or_Rain & Snow or Nikwax Full_Grain Waterproofing on smooth leather for enhanced_water resistance. The color on shiny_metallic shoes will eventually patina_with use_into an antique wear look,_which can be_accelerated with_repeated use to_water and high wear (e.g. scuffing_toes).

WASHING:

We do not_recommend frequent washing of any leather_product_as it strips_the_leather_of it's_natural oils and_tends_to dry_stiffer._For all of our leathers (except_vegetable-tanned)_you can clean by hand with a_damp cloth, or if_needed_you can hand wash_your leather shoes using a_gentle shampoo and cool water. Let_them air_dry. Do_not attempt to dry your shoes by exposing them to high_heat, such as a clothes dryer,_a hair dryer or_by leaving_them_on a radiator_or_next to_a fire. Doing so may damage leather_or rubber_soles.

We are often asked if our_shoes can be washed_in_a washing machine. While not recommended_as a normal course of action,_when in dire straits the_Elves_have_been known to toss a_pair of shoes in the machine_and generally have_had good results. Just don't mix them_with_any other item because of color_bleeding._Shoes with sheepskin can take 3-4_days_to_air dry if fully submerged_in water, but you can speed_up the drying by stuffing with old newspapers and_replacing the paper_twice a day.



Care Tips for_Suede_and_Nubuck Shoes

WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE:

Softstar Shoes are made from eco-friendly,_tanned in_USA leathers. Leather_is a natural product and some variation in texture and_markings is to be expected. Because we_use natural food grade dyes in our leather, there will likely_be some initial color transference to your socks_or skin if your shoes become damp