SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Hermès 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 Hermès shoes.

Hermès Sole Protection

Brand

Hermes logo

Service

Shoe sole protector installation

Customer location

Sydney, New South Wales

The shoes

These Hermes Beauty mules were brand new, but the leather soles were slippery and unprotected. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to install a pair of glossy black sole protectors for added durability and grip.

Sole protector installation

We began by sanding down the existing soles at the front half of the shoe — leaving the branding at the arch of the foot untouched. This step is important to make sure that the sole protectors sit flush with the rest of the original soles, without impacting the stride of the wearer or detracting from the shoe’s profile.

We then cut and adhered into place a pair of glossy, black, sole protectors that blended in with the original soles and installed these in place over the top. These protectors are made in Italy by Casali — they retain their colour while worn and significantly enhance both durability and grip.

Have a pair of Hermès shoes needing repair or restoration?

Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including Chanel, NET-A-PORTER and Louis Vuitton) with the repair and restoration of luxury designer shoes since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Hermès 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:

  1. Order online: Answer a few questions to get an instant quote and complete your order.

  2. Send your shoes: Drop your shoes off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.

  3. We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your shoes.

  4. We return: We'll deliver your repaired shoes to you, wherever you are in Australia.

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