When you spend oodles of money on a nice pair of leather shoes, it is important to maintain them well too. Add a layer of rubber at the bottom of the sole and keep your leather shoes away from direct sunlight, suggests an expert. Ishaan Sachdeva, Director at shoe brand Alberto Torresi, has listed how you can maintain leather shoes: Applying polish is a must to-do thing. But while doing so, one thing that needs to be kept in mind is to apply cream polish in the same colour as the shoe to protect it. In case of unfinished leather, oil like mink oil helps to preserve the quality of the leather.