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 Church’s shoes.
The shoes
These Church's shoes were brand new, but the leather soles were unprotected and prone to accelerated wear. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to install a pair of brass toe plates to protect the soles where they tend to wear down the fastest.
Toe plate installation
We began by carefully cutting into the leather at the toe of the soles to create a recessed area, into which we could then securely screw a pair of brass toe plates. Once in place, we carefully ground down the edges of the plates to match the contours of the soles, for a seamless finish.
Although toe plates are not always flush-mounted, we followed the customer’s request to do so in this case. While this approach is more labor-intensive and costly, it ensures the plates do not alter the boots’ profile or produce excessive noise when walking. Flush-mounting requires precise, hand-cutting of the original leather soles — a delicate process that demands great attention to detail. While most toe plates can be adjusted to fit the leather soles, we take extra care to avoid cutting into the stitching. In some cases, this may affect how entirely flush the plates sit, but it helps maintain the integrity and durability of the soles.
Have 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 Louis Vuitton, Prada and Burberry) with the repair and restoration of luxury designer shoes since 1955. If you have beloved 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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