Leather dress shoes can easily run you upwards of $400 ... I put it to the test on a pair of old cowboy boots I've had for 20 years that have seen a lot of wear and tear, and much less care.

And to the boots at hand: Bowman included a pair of brown leather John Galliano-era ... But Bowman had been collecting fun shoes—mules, clogs, cowboy boots, et al—since she was in college ...