Our team of leather artisans and cobblers specialise in all types of designer shoe repair, cleaning and restorative services. Servicing all designer brands from contemporary sneakers to vintage heels, let our team breathe new life into your luxury shoes.
Well regarded as the best designer shoe repairers in Australia for over sixty years, we offer unparalleled attention to detail and service. All our designer shoe repairs are completed at our heritage workshop by our team of experienced cobblers and leather restoration specialists.
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We offer a variety of luxury shoe services including repairs, cleaning, restoration and colour changes. Our team works with all types of materials such as suede, patent and smooth leathers.
The front-portions of designer shoe soles are highly prone to wear. Leather toe pieces are triangular cut sections of leather that are used to rebuild worn toe-portions of shoes. Leather toe pieces are often used as an alternative to resoling or to build up the soles prior to applying TOPYs / rubber sole protectors.
Protective soles are a popular sole modification where colour-matched 1mm rubber soles are affixed to the front-half of leather soles. The purpose of the rubber is to provide slip resistance, watertightness and preserve the leather. Protective soles are crafted to be flush with the existing soles and finished with an edge dressing.
We resole designer shoes with thin profile Italian leather, which is custom crafted and dyed to the colour of the original soles. The new soles are smoothed, waxed and professionally finished with an edge dressing. Designer shoes can also be resoled with leather toe pieces and sole protectors (TOPYs) as a more cost-effective repair option.
The rubber tips attached to the ends of the heelpieces. We replace worn rubber heel tips with new custom fitted tips. The new tips are attached, smoothed and the heelpieces are professionally finished with a renovator to tidy up any scuffs, marks or imperfections on the heelpieces.
The leather that covers the heelpieces is prone to scuffs, marks and tears. We replace worn heelpiece coverings recrafted with matching leather, which is used to 're-wrap' the heels. The new leather coverings can then be redyed or recoloured to match the original heel coverings.
Heelpieces are commonly made of plastic that is covered with leather. We replace cracked, broken or damaged heelpieces with a matching style of heelpiece, which is re-covered with leather. The leather is then recoloured with custom matched dye to replicate the original heelpieces.
We reattach heels that show signs of instability or wobbliness. The unstable heel is temporarily removed. The base of the shoe is sanded and an adhesive or additional reinforcement is applied. The heel is realigned for balance and attached back to the upper.
We replace or repair worn or damaged straps, which can either be reinforced and strengthened with a supporting layer of leather or completely replaced. If a replacement strap is required, a new strap can be recrafted from a matching section of leather and redyed to replicate the original.
The leather inserts attached to the base of shoes. We replace worn or deteriorated insoles with new insoles cut from a matching section of leather and redyed to replicate the originals. A layer of foam padding is also added to the insoles for comfort and support.
We replace or repair designer shoe elastics. Types of elastics include straps, leather covered or slingback elastics and the elastics used for boot gussets. Worn, stretched or damaged elastics can be recrafted from matching material before being refitted to the shoes or boots.
The leather lining spanning the inside of the shoe is susceptible to wear and tear over time - this is usually from sweat and moisture that accumulates inside the shoes. We replace worn, damaged or deteriorated linings with matching leather or material.
We re-cover shoes with material such as satin to match clothing or accessories. This service is ideally for special occasions such as weddings. The amount of material required for this service is approximately half a metre.
Leather is a flexible material and can be stretched or widened. We stretch shoes with mechanised equipment up to half a size larger. We can also alter shoes or boots by hand to achieve a custom size. This may involve "letting out" the shoe from the upper to relieve tight shoes.
We shorten or lengthen shoe straps to achieve alter the length. A measurement is taken to determine the ideal length of the strap. Excess leather can either be taken away or the strap can be lengthened with matching leather.
We restitch shoes to repair any wear and tear. Our industrial-grade stitching machines are used for straight seams. Hand stitching is often used for thicker leathers. Our wide selection of threads allows for custom matching of thickness and colour for a seamless repair.
We use a supporting layer of leather to patch any holes between the soles and uppers or tears in the shoes. The new layer of leather is used to reinforce and strengthen the area from an unexposed side.
We replace shoe zips with matching zips. A new zip is selected that matches the profile of the original hardware and colour of the fabric and fitted from the inside of the shoe. Providing the original branded zip slider is not damaged, it can be inserted onto the new zip track.
We replace lost, missing or damaged hardware on shoes. Examples may include eyelets, buckles and studs. Some hardware is proprietor of certain brands, in such cases our craftsmen can replace the hardware with something of similar aesthetics and quality.
Professional water protection and stain resistance for suede and leather shoes. We only apply high quality silicon-free waterproofing agents that do not change the colour or complexion of the leather while strengthening the fibres and creating a water protective barrier.
We clean and removed stains from designer shoes. Our deep cleaning procedure involves removing any marks or stains on the leather with extractive techniques before restoring the surface with cleaning and conditioning agents. If there is any discolouration to the leather, a refinishing or dyeing procedure might be required to restore the colour.
We refinish, redye or recolour designer shoes that are discoloured, scratched or deeply. The dye is custom-matched and the finish is reapplied by hand before the leather is nourished and waterproofed to prevent colour migration.
We recolour or redye shoes to a completely new colour. The original finish of the shoe is stripped before the new dye is applied. Our dyes are applied by hand as opposed to spray gun application for a more natural and refined finish to the leather that preserves the original character.
We specialise in all types of designer shoe repairs, alterations, cleaning and restorative work. Please find our full service list and shoe repair costs below.
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Hermes Sandal Restoration. Another puppy-chewed designer shoe. We repaired / restored the heel-portion of the shoe and also touched up the colour for her around the toes.
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Well done, not an easy repair.
That’s an amazing job, well done!
Love your workmanship. Absolutely amazing 😉
Thrilled with my repairs.
Wow
You guys are miracle workers
Amazing 🙌
Thank you 🙏 I’m grateful you saved my shoes!
Luke Matthew master cobbler
Nadia Dzaferovic
Another puppy-chewed designer shoe...
The back portion of these Chanel flats had been completely mauled through. We added a new elastic and reconstructed the shoes before redyeing the leather.
Serious repair.
Amazing!!!
Fabulous work as always 👏
Great job by the team but that’s just ridiculous! Really, those shoes have well and truly expired 😲😯😦😬
Hung Tong
Wow now that’s impressive
You guy's are truly amazing. Speaking from my experience of dealing with 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Angus Richardson
JC Moore not sure if you kept your jimmy choo’s after the incident but if you did maybe they could be fixed?
Nova Barro lucky our boys are not into shoes!
Kevin Lay should bring my bag
Melissa Janssen FYI
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Repairs:
All efforts will be made to ensure that repair and restoration jobs are completed to a high standard. Evans employs only highly skilled leather craftsmen and items entrusted to our workshop are handled with the highest care. The repair processes recommended for any item are selected to suit the nature of the leather or material, the structure and condition of the item.
Evans cannot assume responsibility for the inherent weakness of, or defects in the leather or materials that are not readily apparent prior to processing. This includes dyeing jobs where the finish will be highly dependent on the quality and condition of the leather.
Evans will not be held responsible for any of the following processes:
While we strive to restore items to their original state, it is not always possible to return items to factory condition. Our goal is therefore to restore items to the best condition possible. In addition, some materials and hardware are proprietary of certain brands and there are regulations against using these materials for our repairs. In such cases materials and hardware will be substituted with suitable replacements of similar quality and aesthetics.
Pricing:
The prices listed on the Evans website are to be used as a guide only. We make every attempt to be consistent with our pricing and to provide transperent information regarding our repair processes. Due to the diversity of leather goods and variety of possible services available, prices are always subject to change and we are under no obligation to match the prices listed on our website. If an item is misquoted, we reserve the right to modify the price, and in our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any order placed for that item at the incorrect price.
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It is highly recommended that customers inspect items carefully upon completion of their order. Please notify Evans customer support within 24 hours of any complaints, concerns or queries regarding the item. All repairs left with Evans, unless otherwise specified, are subject to a workmanship guarantee for a period of three months following completion of the order.
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All returned items are put through a number of inspection checks. If the returned item satisfies our criteria, it will be processed as a new order and finished according to the original job description. Failure to meet any of the above criteria may result in the workmanship guarantee being declared void and being removed from that particular item.
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