SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Church’s shoe repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s pair of Church’s shoes.
The shoes
The soles and heels on these Church’s Dubai Oxford shoes were worn down and in need of replacement. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to perform a full resole, replacing the heels and soles with new pairs of premium, Joh Redenbach (aka “JR”) soles and dovetail heels.
JR leather full resole and reheel
Church’s shoes (including these ones) are constructed with a welt (the layer in between the soles and the uppers) which allows them to be readily resoled when needed. We began by peeling off the heel blocks, including the quarter-rubber heels, and carefully unstitching the old soles from the welt.
We then stitched into place a new pair of JR leather soles and nailed into place a pair JR dovetail leather heels (so named due to the shape of the rubber across the back of the heel). JR leather parts are a popular choice for Church’s shoes (and similar premium shoes) because their construction and composition offer significantly enhanced durability and comfort compared to regular leather soles.
Have a pair of Church’s shoes needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including RM Williams, Gucci and NET-A-PORTER) with the repair and restoration of designer shoes since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Church’s shoes 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 shoes and let us know exactly what you would like done to it, or let us advise you on what the shoes 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 shoes: Drop your shoes off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your shoes.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired shoes to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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