COME the monsoons and into the cupboard go your leather clothes and shoes.

But, if you think that just storing your leather clothes and shoes for the monsoons is good enough, think again.

Munna Javeri, co-owner Joy Shoes Mumbai says, "Preservation of your leather clothes and shoes has to start a month before the monsoon starts. This is when you have to get rid of all the moisture in your clothes and footwear because this dampness is what eventually leads to fungus."

In this photograph: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker in white boots

Photograph: Getty Images / Frazer Harrison