SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Louis Vuitton handbag repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s Louis Vuitton handbag.
The handbag
The vachetta leather strap on this Louis Vuitton hobo handbag were starting to crack and tear. When this customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to replace the leather shoulder strap with an entirely new one that we crafted by hand to match the original strap.
Leather strap replacement
Without careful maintenance, the vachetta leather used by Louis Vuitton can start to show serious damage after several years of use, particularly with the leather cracking and tearing around those points where it bends or carries the most pressure while the bag is carried. In this case, the shoulder strap was damaged beyond repair. So we started off by removing the old strap, retaining the old hardware and shoulder pad.
We then used an entirely new leather similar to the original leather and crafted that to match the old strap — installing the original hardware, slipping on the original shoulder pad, and punching buckle holes. We then installed the new strap, looping it through the original rings on either side of the bag.
Have a Louis Vuitton handbag needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including Versace and Canali) with the repair and restoration of luxury designer handbags since 1955. If you have a beloved Louis Vuitton handbag 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 handbag and let us know exactly what you would like done to it, or let us advise you on what the handbag needs 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 handbag: Drop your handbag off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your handbag.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired handbag to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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