How to Shine Your Shoes (The Right Way)

Shining your shoes—whether they’re black oxfords, brown wingtips, or caramel brogues—used to be the kind of thing every man knew how to do. These days, thanks in part to the prevalence of sneakers in all their rubberized comfortability, the art of a good shoe shine seems to have been lost a bit. (In fact, you’d be hard nowadays to find a professional shoe shiner outside an airport at peak hours.)