If you see a spot on your new white shoes, clean it up as soon as possible. The trick is to wash the spot with gentle bar soap (like Dove or Ivory) and warm water on a soft rag or super soft toothbrush.
If a soap and water spot clean did not remove the smudge, you may have to pull out the big guns. Yep, the Magic Eraser gets hard-to-remove scuffs off of white leather!
This touch up needs to be done very carefully, and is better suited for a scuff or smudge on your leather sneakers than a pair of Gucci pumps. White nail polish is a super quick way to white out a tiny smudge, stain or scuff. .
A toothpaste and a brush with water method is good for an all over cleaning for white leather shoes. This works well if you are wondering how to clean white leather sneakers.
Cleaning the laces will make your white shoes look new again. Using a few drops of bleach and detergent in a pint of water, scrub the laces with a toothbrush and soak them for 5 minutes. Rinse the laces and hang them up to dry. Or buy new white laces.
Combine ¼ cup of vinegar and ½ cup of olive oil in a medium sized spray bottle. Shake the bottle vigorously and continue to do so throughout the process. Spray this solution to completely cover each of the shoes, wait for 5 minutes and wipe it off along with dirt and debris with a soft dry cloth.
Now that your white leather shoes are clean, protect them from water and dirt with a waterproof spray for shoes. You should do this when your shoes are brand new, so they won’t get dirty as quickly. Use repellent on your next new pair of white leather shoes!