Hong Kong, May 29 -- While you may be able to remember the last time you slipped into a pair of leather lace-ups, no doubt it was a couple of months ago. For most of us, this is an unprecedented situation, where our formal leather shoes lie gathering dust in our racks. Be that as it may, now might be the right time to pull them out and groom them well.

Legendary shoe designer Christian Louboutin once told me in jest, "Men treat their shoes like lovers. They pamper them and spend a lot of time maintaining them, while women don't usually spend so much time maintaining or looking after their shoes." Keeping his words in mind, here's a quick guide to sprucing up your formal footwear. (Remember, right now, the focus is on maintaining them, re...