I’m inspired and am going to take my Alden Shell Cordovan PTB’s to my local cobbler for a resole. They did a very nice job on my Norwegian Split Toes a few years back. I splurged on the Jos Rodenbach soles and will do so this time too.
Can you imagine how "hard" this man was on his shoes?Thank you, James. Hey, I had some time on my hands so I figured...
What the heck.
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I splurged on the Jos Rodenbach soles and will do so this time too.
Bob, only you could make a 10 year saga on shoe restoration interesting enough to spend 45 minutes reading the thread through from the beginning.
Thanks!
Although, I did use ghost writers over the last four years.
sent a pair of shoes into Alden for restoration in December. I still haven't got them back. I looked at the email they sent me acknowledging receipt...current turnaround time...10-14 weeks, not including shipping time. 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months Seems a bit ridiculous to me. We'll see how much longer I have to wait.
I guess it's good that I have a dozen other pairs of dress shoes I can wear in the interim =)
After:
I was extremely pleased with the result. I contemplated just wearing the soles through and tossing them. Glad I didn't. Definitely worth the $189. Now they should last longer than I do. Who knows, maybe my kids will have the mortician dress me in them for the final journey =)There is nothing better than a “new” old pair of shoes.
May I be so bold as to suggest that if you’ve owned this pair of shoes for a decade or so, that the original cost plus the cost of the refurbishment may still be less than a pair of new ones today.
I hope you are pleased with the results. They look fantastic.
Those are really nicely done. Money well spent. (Tho to be honest, it's always easy for me to spend money, especially yours!)I was extremely pleased with the result. I contemplated just wearing the soles through and tossing them. Glad I didn't. Definitely worth the $189. Now they should last longer than I do. Who knows, maybe my kids will have the mortician dress me in them for the final journey =)