SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Bally boot repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently altered a customer’s Bally boots.
The boots
These Bally knee-length boots were in great shape but a little too tight around the wearer’s calves. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to make them wider around the top by installing a pair of v-shaped elastic gussets.
It is common for boots to fit perfectly around a wearer’s feet but end up being too loose or tight around the calves. In these cases, there are usually a few options. When the calves are loose, they can be ‘taken in’ — usually by undoing the main seam and then taking leather away before re-stitching the seam into place. When the calves are tight, they can be ‘taken out’ — either by stretching the leather around the calves with specialised equipment or by installing gussets or zippers to create space. In this case, we recommended and the customer opted for a pair of gussets.
Elastic gusset installation
We started off by confirming with the customer how much wider the boots would need to be around the very top. We then created an opening on the inside of each boot, carefully cutting the leather and tapering the opening to a point about three-quarters down the boots. We then installed a pair of elastic gussets between the outer and inner layers of the boot uppers, glueing and stitching around the gussets to secure them into place.
Have a pair of Bally boots needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including Gucci, Versace and Canali) with the repair and restoration of luxury designer boots since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Bally boots in need of repair or restoration, ask us for a free diagnosis/quote by completing our online order form — where you can upload photos of the boots and let us know exactly what you would like done to them, or let us advise you on what the boots need based on the photos.
SoleHeeled serves all of Australia through its free 2-way shipping service:
Order online: Answer a few questions to get an instant quote and complete your order.
Send your boots: Drop your boots off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your boots.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired boots to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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