Shoe care in London

[pur_sang]

a question popped into my mind, when do you throw out the shoes??

I have two pairs of EG shoes, where the top leather is a little broken where the crease from walking is... I love the shoes, can't part with them, but are they still worth re-soling?

Why not contact EG to ask if their recrafting service could repair it? It's far from cheap, but could give your shoes a new lease on life.

I usually go back to EG for re-sole, never used my local shops, always back to the factory. I have asked before, they said they cannot repair the top leather. I guess I'm sentimental, and the shoes are more comfortable with age.

[Bwooster]

Stephen in the lobby of the Hilton on Park Lane has done some superb work on a few pairs of my shoes, managed to bring back both a leather and a suede pair of old EGs from brink of death to like new.

[alden]

Any updates on London shoe care spots?

Cheers

[Concordia]

For resoling, I go back to the maker even if RTW. I might bend that rule for Alden loafers, which have come back from the factory a slightly different size. But CJ and EG do OK. Toe taps as above. Heels are a little less critical, so I will risk Timpson’s in Oxford for all-rubber models.

[Bwooster]

I’ve found Steve who works out of the Gaziano shop to be very good. Resoled a couple pairs of old Fosters for me, added flush taps etc. Mentioned he could relast and change the heels to pitched ones too which I didn’t need but certainly sounds beyond the scope of most other repair spots I’ve come across in town.