How To: 1. Gently wipe the entire surface of your patent leather shoes with a soft, dry cloth. 2. If you notice any dirt or marks, dampen a corner of the cloth with water and a tiny drop of mild ...

Patent leather shoes have come a long way from the square front Mary Janes that we wore as kids. The lustrous look is an easy way to dress up bland basics; and in the bootie, platform, and pump ...

Leather patent shoes for men have always been frowned upon. Here’s why GQ Editor Dylan Jones is wearing these dress shoes.

His show business stories are knockouts. Russ Thacker, starring in the revival of ”Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” at the Civic Theatre, has spent most of his 40 years in ...

John R. Powers, the author of the made-in-Chicago hit “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” and a nostalgist who helped thousands laugh at their complex memories of rigorous ...

But Patent Leather turned out to have the heart of The Bells of St. Mary’s. This was sentimental musical comedy, traditional in nature, hip but sympathetic and, most of all, emotionally intimate.

An 1857 issue of Scientific American explained the two-part process of making patent leather in olden times. First, manufacturers concocted an oil with which to prepare the hides for the varnish.