I ordered this shoe brush because of the recommendation of a ballroom dance friend. A quick swipe after each time I dance keeps the suede bottoms of my expensive ballroom dance shoes in perfect condition. But the BIG surprise was when I tried it on the ballroom dance shoes that were my favorites for the past 10 years. I had tried everything to restore those. The uppers were fine, but the leather soles were so matted down that they looked like a slick piece of plastic. I tried this brush on those soles and a little bit of the leather started to brush back up. It took some work (not all that much), and the shoes were restored to just the way they used to be. People told me that suede shoes can always be restored. I tried at least 3 other brushes, and this was the magic one. I love this brush! I just got a "new" pair of dance shoes!