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Originally posted by bestial View Posteton they'll only look better after some stone, snow and spit.
BBSCCP - at first i used nourishing cream, but after a while realised that black shoe cream/polish was actually made for black leather shoes - whether xxx or clarks
Its funny (and i am as guilty as the rest), but i have known how to polish a pair of leather shoes for many yrs, but when i got my first CCP, it all became a complex battle of do's and don't and what if's, and panic......you can't really go wrong using black shoe polish on black shoes....if you want them to look shiny and new...Last edited by eton97; 12-08-2010, 09:18 AM.you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...
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Does anyone have recommendations for a cobbler in the Philadelphia area? I just bought a pair of Guidi back zips and have some F+B workboots I have never soled. Looking to get some quality service and not some cobbler who will brute force my shoes.julius leather jacket size 2
http://stylezeitgeist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14217
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eton, regarding a discussion we had in the Augusta-thread. Went out saturday with my sneaks on to buy chips, first thing I (almost) did was too fall on the snow. DAMN they are more slippery then any other shoe I've worn! So now I have to take them to the cobbler anyway and put some new soles on them!
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Originally posted by bestial View Posteton, regarding a discussion we had in the Augusta-thread. Went out saturday with my sneaks on to buy chips, first thing I (almost) did was too fall on the snow. DAMN they are more slippery then any other shoe I've worn! So now I have to take them to the cobbler anyway and put some new soles on them!you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...
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Originally posted by seatbelts View PostDoes anyone have recommendations for a cobbler in the Philadelphia area? I just bought a pair of Guidi back zips and have some F+B workboots I have never soled. Looking to get some quality service and not some cobbler who will brute force my shoes.
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I've heard it's possible to stretch tight fitting boots and I always assumed that to mean lengthwise, but I just got a pair of Cdiem s49m boots that seem fine lengthwise, but too narrow and tight across the top of my foot, just below the laces.
Can the width be stretched, or am I out of luck?
And are these boots made in different widths?
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Anyone know where else you can buy these clear shoe protectors?
They are from the firm shoe repair in NYC. ^
Here we call them 'segs' and I can only find metal or black rubber ones. Could do with some clear ones like that for my light sneakers.
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Another call for a UK cobbler!! I've been searching for a while but have come up empty handed. Sending my babies to random cobblers hoping they walk the walk as well as talk scares me. I've found people with respect and appreciation for a good shoe but that doesn't necessarily translate into good work in my experience. Alot of these shoes require an artistic eye to truly repair properly.
Anybody have a good technique to truly ascertain the skill of a cobbler?
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they don't need to, but you can if you want to. I asked my cobbler to remove the replacable layer and add a Vibram instead, makes the heel a bit softer to walk on and better for winter use."AVANT GUARDE HIGHEST FASHION. NOW NOW this is it people, these are the brands no one fucking knows and people are like WTF. they do everything by hand in their freaking secret basement and shit."
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