[Marty Feldman]

I certainly believe what others have written about using a drier to combat dryness, but the idea doesn't have a lot of intuitive appeal to me. Also quite unclear to me is the rationale for the idea of throwing in a sneaker.

Products made for leather care strike me as more sensible. Saddle soap is good, but being a paste might be most effective when worked into leather that already has some suppleness. A leather care product that is capable of soaking leather through and leaving it soft and relatively well preserved is neatsfoot oil, an old and very well established product in the leather industry. tandyleatherfactory.com, among many other leather outfits, will have it. I would suggest that whatever you might apply to your leathers and gloves, you might try some on your skin first, to ensure that you won't have a problem with the odor of the stuff or with possible allergenic properties.