First pair of dress shoes... what else do I need?

[agp]

Just picked up a pair of Magmanni for Neiman Marcus last night. Besides a cedar shoe tree, what shoe maintenance/polish products do I need? Any recommendations?

Also, should you use water repellent before or after polish?

 

[SpiffEngineer]

If only there were an extant thread that dealt with precisely this issue, there would not be any need to create a new one... http://www.styleforum.net/t/228153/the-official-shoe-care-thread-tutorials-photos-etc/0_20