How to Clean Leather the Right Way: Leather Experts Share the Best Tips, Products, and Methods

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, a fashion director with over 21 years of styling experience. “It's no longer just an overcoat—it comes in various forms, styles, shapes, and it never goes out of style.” Only if you take care of it, that is.

Regardless of whether you own leather clothing, accessories, luggage, or furniture—or all of the above—the material requires proper attention and treatment.

So, we asked experts for simple steps on how to clean leather as well as which care products they recommend. Now you too can make your leather last forever.According to “lifelong servant of the leather craft” , leather restoration “is a professional task that requires specialized experience and skills.” However, Leatherstein says, cleaning leather is different and can be done with a soft dry cloth via gentle wiping motions.

But before you even begin, learn what kind of leather you're dealing with, says Natalie Alexandrou, product development manager at .