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  • Chinorlz
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 6422

    #31
    Originally posted by merz
    LA people:

    Willie's shoe services
    801 N Cahuenga Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90038

    this is where i take my just about everything, and the level of price/quality is pretty difficult to match. the owner (i haven't been in in a while, and assuming he has not retired..) is a pushing-90 gentleman who has been working in shoemaking since his teens. he expertly restored my pieces from the early 1900's, taking their condition from 100 years of wear to looking pretty close to brand new. some of the repairs he performed were on damage so severe and unlikely that i honestly did not believe good results to be possible, and i've a fairly decent understanding of the process.

    but yeah, this is the guy you want to take your shoes to if you feel like re-building your sole, etc. I've taken some rubber sole pieces or ground down to nothing heels to him to have those replaced with all new leather soles + additional rubber layers, anything you can think of really. you name it, he will do it. without asking an arm and a leg.

    G, you need to intern with this guy. True, good, dedicated cobblers are a dying breed. I'd love to spend a month just watching a man like that and learning the skill
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    • awlouie
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2007
      • 302

      #32
      Originally posted by merz
      LA people:

      Willie's shoe services
      801 N Cahuenga Blvd
      Los Angeles, CA 90038

      this is where i take my just about everything, and the level of price/quality is pretty difficult to match. the owner (i haven't been in in a while, and assuming he has not retired..) is a pushing-90 gentleman who has been working in shoemaking since his teens. he expertly restored my pieces from the early 1900's, taking their condition from 100 years of wear to looking pretty close to brand new. some of the repairs he performed were on damage so severe and unlikely that i honestly did not believe good results to be possible, and i've a fairly decent understanding of the process.

      but yeah, this is the guy you want to take your shoes to if you feel like re-building your sole, etc. I've taken some rubber sole pieces or ground down to nothing heels to him to have those replaced with all new leather soles + additional rubber layers, anything you can think of really. you name it, he will do it. without asking an arm and a leg.
      It would be interesting to see some before and after photos of his workmanship!
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      • Servo2000
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2006
        • 2183

        #33
        Appreciate the southern california suggestion, Merz. I have a few pairs of shoes that really could use some repairs this summer so next time I'm up there I might drop them by.

        Main question: I love the shape of these rick boots but I'm not really much a fan of distressed anything. How would these take to a black dyeing? My assumption is not well - especially since they're reverse calf leather and I'm guessing that even with a black dye it won't really eliminate the distressed look.

        WTB: Rick Owens Padded MA-1 Bomber XS (LIMO / MOUNTAIN)

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        • Fuuma
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2006
          • 4050

          #34
          Do they have texture? I've seen these before but I'm not sure they did.
          Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
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          • Servo2000
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2006
            • 2183

            #35
            I'm not certain - I haven't seen the 'distressed' versions in person only a pair of the plain black leather ones.



            There's a close-up if it helps at all.
            WTB: Rick Owens Padded MA-1 Bomber XS (LIMO / MOUNTAIN)

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            • MikeN
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2007
              • 2205

              #36
              Can any of the frenchies on the board recommend a good cobbler in paris?

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              • Fuuma
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2006
                • 4050

                #37
                Originally posted by MikeNouveau View Post
                Can any of the frenchies on the board recommend a good cobbler in paris?
                http://www.ateliercattelan.eu/
                Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
                http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff

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                • Norris
                  Member
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 56

                  #38
                  Anyone from Vancouver can suggest a good leather garment repairer and a good cobbler?
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                  Last edited by Norris; 05-09-2011, 11:27 AM.

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                  • galia
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 1719

                    #39
                    Originally posted by MikeNouveau View Post
                    Can any of the frenchies on the board recommend a good cobbler in paris?
                    if you need to resole, I strongly recoment the cobbler on the Rue du Regard, near metro Saint Placide. I can't remember the exact adress or the name, but it's a short street and there's only one cobbler on it (it's on the left-hand sidewalk towards the end of the street coming from the metro). my dad only wears classical english shoes and this is his guy, he's made 20+ year old shoes look and feel brand new

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                    • MikeN
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 2205

                      #40
                      Haha, of course those places couldn't be any less conveniently located (i'm in the 11eme) but I suppose it's worth it?

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                      • galia
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2009
                        • 1719

                        #41
                        well it really depends on what you need done.
                        There was a more than decent cobbler on the rue de l'arbre sec, but I don't know if he still exists. it's near les halles, maybe that's more convenient to you ?

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                        • MikeN
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2007
                          • 2205

                          #42
                          I really just need some leather cleaned up a bit, and soles redone on a pair of Jean Michel Cazabat cuban heeled boots. I'm sure most cobblers can handle it, especially in Paris. I'll check out the one near Les Halles, that's definitely easier for me. Thanks.

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                          • asis
                            Member
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 47

                            #43
                            Can anyone recommend a good cobbler for adding rubber undersoles in London preferably central or N.west ?

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                            • KM80
                              Senior Member
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 351

                              #44
                              There's a place called Quick cobbler that I just went to for the first time and they did a good job and seem to have some experienced people working there, I'd recommend it. By the cop station on Cambie.

                              Originally posted by Norris View Post
                              Anyone from Vancouver can suggest a good leather garment repairer and a good cobbler?

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                              • humancrack
                                Senior Member
                                • Feb 2008
                                • 243

                                #45
                                2nded to km80

                                took my rick sneaks and rubberbands there recently, excellent recommendation

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