Bottega Veneta Rubber Flash Pumps Fondant CARE

[JIN8711]

*** NOT MY PHOTO*** just for the reference.
I don't have my baby's photos, so I grabbed a reference picture from the internet for now. If there's a problem, I'll delete the photo.

Bottega Veneta Rubber Flash Pumps Fondant

I have this in the beige color on the right side, and the shoes themselves are SO SO CUTE. They're perfect for wearing on rainy days—they're comfortable and lightweight. It's just perfect! However, the issue is that once I wear them, it gets marks that are hard to remove very easily. I want to style them with a pair of denim jeans, but I'm worried about the dye transferring, so I haven't been able to wear them with long bell-bottom jeans.

Do y'all think it's gonna be okay to spray a bit of silicone spray on them outside? Or do I just have to wipe them down every time? Does anyone know how to care for boots made entirely of rubber?

 

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*** NOT MY PHOTO*** just for the reference.
I don't have my baby's photos, so I grabbed a reference picture from the internet for now. If there's a problem, I'll delete the photo.

Bottega Veneta Rubber Flash Pumps Fondant

I have this in the beige color on the right side, and the shoes themselves are SO SO CUTE. They're perfect for wearing on rainy days—they're comfortable and lightweight. It's just perfect! However, the issue is that once I wear them, it gets marks that are hard to remove very easily. I want to style them with a pair of denim jeans, but I'm worried about the dye transferring, so I haven't been able to wear them with long bell-bottom jeans.

Do y'all think it's gonna be okay to spray a bit of silicone spray on them outside? Or do I just have to wipe them down every time? Does anyone know how to care for boots made entirely of rubber?

Cute shoes IMO, you can take steps to make sure that your pants are color safe or wear lighter wash denim. That may be more effective. If you use silicone, make sure the product is specifically for rubber.

ETA: I googled whether silicone spray was recommended for rubber boots and it seems there are opinions for and against.
The pro silicone group seemed to favor rubber specific protectants like armor all. The con group said simply rinse, wear frequently, and keep out of the sun and away from heat (I do the latter with my hunter rubber boots) . . . I would be worried that silicone would get on the pants or be slippery, but you could always test on inexpensive rubber first?

 

[JIN8711]

Cute shoes IMO, you can take steps to make sure that your pants are color safe or wear lighter wash denim. That may be more effective. If you use silicone, make sure the product is specifically for rubber.

ETA: I googled whether silicone spray was recommended for rubber boots and it seems there are opinions for and against.
The pro silicone group seemed to favor rubber specific protectants like armor all. The con group said simply rinse, wear frequently, and keep out of the sun and away from heat (I do the latter with my hunter rubber boots) . . . I would be worried that silicone would get on the pants or be slippery, but you could always test on inexpensive rubber first?

Ahhh, that makes sense!! Thank you so much for even doing a Google search for me!😇😇😇 It's realistically difficult to try on the Gucci rain boots and Bottega mules, so I guess I need to look for other rubber items.

For now, I’ll clean them well, especially since I bought them in a light color...sigh. And as you mentioned, I will try to avoid pairing them with denim as much as possible. Thank you for the great insights! I’ll also buy the products you recommended, test them out, and leave feedback in the thread!