The maintenance part of my stitched footwear is really quite minimal. The time and effort put into shopping for new shoes every few months is probably greater than my maintenance "routine" (for lack of a better word.)

You don't really need to waterproof high quality leather shoes. They can handle being wet. Those cheap shoes we all buy? They fall apart when wet.

Do you have a style that you like to wear now? Maybe we can help you locate something similar.