I went a little past shoe polish. They've been painted and collaged and sharpied. I never had blue shoes before. Now I do, and they feature Christabel Pankhurst, suffragette--so, bonus.(While looking up that link, I found out that the very English Dame Pankhurst is buried in Santa Monica, within half an hour of my house. Should take the shoes to visit her gravesite? Macabre, photo-op... or macabre photo-op?)