I'll be watching this thread as well. I have a pair of tan cole haan english bench made wingtips I purchased in 2007, retailed for about $450 at the time. They are my go to pair of shoes and I wear them at least 3 times per week. Have always had it in the back of my mind I would need to have them recrafted and $115 sounds like a bargain. Good luck - I hope they come out well and that some of my hesitation is alleviated.
Cole Haan Shoe Restoration
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I hope they come out ok as well. Even if they don't, we know that B. Nelson does a bang up job.
I have no idea how you waited for 2 pairs. I did polish my new pair of Alden Plain Toe Blucher in Color 8, and the Alden Black NSTs while I've been waiting.
The pair I sent to B. Nelson were done within 10 days so that wasn't so bad. The pair that was sent to Alden took 6 weeks. That was a little tougher.
Coming up on 4 weeks.
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And radio silence the whole time.
I'm anxiously awaiting the results
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Well thanks to the USPS, it took 14 days to make the trip to Texas, so we'll be waiting a bit longer. 
The Pony Express only took 5 days.
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The Pony Express only took 5 days.
I could have driven them there faster.
No doubt.
The shape those shoes were in, it looked like you had walked there.
Still looking forward to the refinished product.
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They're back.
Pics and details tomorrow.
Pics and details tomorrow.
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If you hear a loud wailing sound around 830 tomorrow morning, you'll know that it didn't go well.
Exciting.... Such suspense
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Pics will be up tonight. I will admit in advance to some consternation. The sewn leather footbeds (I think that's what they're called) were replaced with removable insoles. "Enhanced materials", I guess.
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Oh no.
It's not a disaster. You'll see that the physical restoration was generally pretty good, considering. I'm having a camera problem, and will get the pics posted as soon as I can.
I had my pre Nike cole haan's restored several years ago and they came back a little smaller. I have no idea what to do with them? Can I send then to B Nelson and have them redone?
