The fastest drying method depends on the shoes’ materials and how wet they are. For example, leather shoes need extra care and respond better to methods that absorb water rather than evaporating it. Try a towel, newspaper, or rice. You may also need to dry leather shoes on a shoe tree to prevent them from shrinking or losing shape. With other types of shoes, shoe dryers offer the fastest solution. They dry from the inside out and use heat that won’t damage the materials.