Examples of Repair & Restorations
Our Melbourne based heritage workshop services a variety of leather goods including luxury items, unique finds and things of sentimental value. We’re passionate about delivering creative and custom crafted solutions for our clients.




Loake Shoes Resole & Restoration
Customer brought to us these beautiful Loake shoes to be restored. Our craftsman Luke did a fantastic job, he resoled, redyed and refinished the shoes, adding Lulu plates.
Lulu plates are imported from the UK and are arch-shaped pieces of metal which prevent the leather toes from wearing out, it is a popular option for men’s shoes.
#menshoerepairs #shoerepair #resole #loakeshoerepair
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Valentino Heel Restoration
The customer had scratched her Valentino Garvani leather heelpieces. We took apart / unscrewed the heels and re-covered them with a matching black patent leather.
#designershoerepair #shoerepair #valentinoshoerepair #valeninoshoerestoration
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Louboutin red sole restoration
The original soles were quite worn down so we re-contoured the soles and added leather (notice the darker portions of the soles near the toes). We needed to custom match the red dye and apply several layers to permanently restore the finish.
#designershoerepair #shoerepair #refinishing #louboutinshoerepair #louboutinrestoration
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Chanel Handbag Redyeing
Redyeing from beige to black. We treated the leather with a black stain as a base coat before reapplying the finish to the leather. We do so many of these Chanel bag repairs while blacks a popular option our team can also match and redye to any colour.
#handbagrepair #bagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #chanelbagrepair #chanelbagrestoration #bagspa
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Lulu metal toe plates
Client was happy to finally have Lulu toe plates installed on his new Edward Green shoes. Lulu plates are imported from UK and are arch-shaped pieces of metal which prevent the leather toes from wearing. popular option for men’s shoes.
#shoerepair #edwardgreenshoerepair
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Louis Vuitton leather trim replacement
We replaced the leather trimming on this LV neverfull. The original leather had started to crack and stitching was peeling away from the PVC or body of the bag.
#louisvuittonrepair #leatherbagrepair #designerbagrepair
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Valentino Garavani heel restoration.
The heels had been been mauled by this customers pup. There was fraying around one of the uppers with a chewed section extending all the way through into the lining. The black leather heel covers had also been destroyed.
We replaced the heel covers before building out the lining / remaking the bitten upper portion of the shoe. We also smoothed and tidied up the worn soles (not perfect but we retained the original Valentino soles)
#designershoerepair #valentinoshoerepair #valentinorestoration
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Valentino shoulder bag restoration.
Client brought this bag in with some texta marks on the body (see photo #2) and general wear / discolouration along the top panels. We matched the original Valentino powder pink colour and refinished the leather for her.
#valentinobagrepair #valentinorestoration #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagspa
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Louis Vuitton Antique Case Restoration
LV antique case purchased by this client in Italy. The inside had deteriorated so they asked to have the lining recrafted with a red leather. We added some structure to the inside of the case by making and screwing in leather-covered side panels.The hardware was also quite rusted so we polished this up with a brass cleaner.
#louisvuittonrepair #louisvuittonbagrepair #louisvuttonvintage #bagrepair #bagrelining #leatherbagrepair #relining
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Vivienne Westwood vintage bag restoration.
Watermarked and discoloured VW vintage bag. We wanted to create a more vintage looking green so added some gold metallic pigment to the dye when we mixed it up the colour. We then reapplied the finish and waterproofed the leather for preservation.
#viviennewestwood #handbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagspa
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Prada Handbag Relining.
We'll often see pleather linings on both fake and authentic brand items. You can see the crumbly leather where the lining has disintegrated. We replaced the lining with a colour-matched leather and used a red wax finish to restore and reseal the edges.
#pradabagrepair #handbagrepair #designerbagrepair #bagrepair #bagrelining #relining
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Louis Vuitton Speedy Restoration
Light rose embossed speedy with the leather fading around the corners and handles. You can see the contrast we're our team have cleaned the handles and added a few layers of a rose matched finish. Bags like this we can refinish the leather in parts rather than a full recolour.
#louisvuittonbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #HANDLEREPAIR #louisvuittonrepair
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Chanel Lining Recraft and Replacement
Chanel quilted leather bag with wear and tear around the lining and inner surfaces. We remade the lining from a beige leather including all the compartments. We also did our best to preserve the Chanel logo on the flap and silver embossing.
#chanelbagrepair #designerbagrepair #bagrelining #bagrepair #leatherbagrepair
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Louboutin Sole Protection
Half rubber sole protectors for Louboutin stiletto heels. After Louboutin soles wear in we'll typically add 1mm colour-matched rubber protectors to the soles. This is a popular anti-slip repair option which also extends the life of designer shoes.
#louboutinshoerepair #designershoerepair #Soleprotection
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Dior wallet restoration
This Dior leather diorama wallet had ink blue ink stains on the flap and body. We recoloured the stained areas with a finish that our team colour matched to the item. We like to apply our dyes with a brush to get a more natural finish and avoid excessive paint build up on the leather.
#diorbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagspa
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Chanel handbag re-whitening.
A few marks and discolouration on the body of this Chanel white bag. We touched up the colour and added a white dye to the surface before water protecting the leather.
#chanelbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagrepair #bagspa
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Vibram resole leather boots
We replaced the soles on these worn leather boots with Vibram white colour matched rubber soles. The old soles were stripped, the surface was prepped before the custom cut new rubber soles were applied.
#shoerepair #bootrepair #resole #vibram #menshoerepairs #hikingbootsresole
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Black Chanel bag restoration.
Side stained and discoloured Chanel bag. We redyed/refinished the black leather to remove the stain and restore the bag to like-new condition.
#chanelbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagrepair #bagspa
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Crockett & Jones Rubber Soles
Our half rubber soles are custom matched, cut to size and applied to the leather soles. We use an edge finish to touch up the edges once the rubber soles are applied.
#shoerepair #resole #vibram #soleprotectors #menshoerepairs
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Vintage glomesh bag relining
The original lining of the bag was worn and torn. We replaced the lining with a sample selected by the customer while repurposing the original chain and tag.
#bagrelining #glomeshbagrepair #handbagrepair #bagrepair #relining
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CD bags restoration
A few marks and scratches on the logos needed rectifying on both of these CD bags. We firstly colour matched both colours before restoring the bags to like-new condition.
#diorbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagspa
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Edward Green sole protectors
Our sole protectors are custom matched, cut to size and applied with that arch finish. Rubber soles are great for the protection and preservation of the soles.
#shoerepair #edwardgreen #Soleprotection #menshoerepairs #resole
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Hermes Birkin bag Cleaning
This grained rose coloured leather came with a few minor marks that needed cleaning. We also gave the silver-toned hardware a nice polish, returning the back in a like-new condition.
#designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #bagrestoration #hermesbagrepair #bagspa
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Chanel Heel Repair
The heel was bent at the bead and the heel covers needed replacing. We replaced the heel covers before building out the lining and finished it off with recolouring of the leather.
#shoeheelrepair #designershoerepair #chanelshoerepair
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Gucci Marmont Bag Restoration
There was discolouration around the edges of the bag, the body and piping. We revived the leather with a colour matched beige/white dye to complete the restoration.
#guccibagrepair #handbagredyeing #designerbagrepair #handbagrepair #bagspa
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LV Bucket Bag Restoration
The bag was purchased second hand by this customer who was looking to restore the leather trim and pen-stained lining. The trim was worn beyond repair so we refashioned with new vachetta leather and also removed the ink stains from lining.
#louisvuittonbagrepair #handbagrepair #bagrepair #designerbagrepair #bagspa
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Chanel Bag Redyeing
Quilted Chanel beige bag brought in by this customer in a deteriorated condition. There were micro-tears in the leather particularly on the back with general discolouration and staining. We decided to dye the bag to black and recontour the leather to mask the imperfections.
#chanelbagrepair #bagrestoration #handbagredyeing #designerbagrepair #handbagrepair #bagspa
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Givenchy Sneaker Restoration
Another puppy chewed designer shoe, posted by a customer from Sydney. We needed to recraft the leather backlining on one of the Givenchy sneakers, which had been completely torn through.
#givenchyshoerepair #designershoerepair #sneakerrepair
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Gucci Vintage Bag Restoration
Suede Gucci vintage bag brought into our store for cleaning. There was general discolouration and fading of the tan suede. We restored the colour of the bag and waterprotected the leather to prevent further colour loss.
#designerbagrepair #guccibagrepair #guccipreloved #bagrestoration #handbagrepair #bagspa
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Hermes Oran Sandel Repair
We remade the insole and outer sole for this customer who loved these Hermes tan leather sandals. Our team will often source exact or similar leather for our designer item restorations.
#hermesshoerepair #hermes #designershoerepair
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Louboutin sole restoration
We received a pair of exquisite Louboutin mens shoes that needed to have the sole srebuilt and repainted. We custom matched the red-colour of the Louboutin soles and restored them to like-new conditon.
#shoerepair #resole #louboutinshoerepair #designershoerepair #menshoerepairs
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Miu Miu Biker Bag Restoration
We received this Miu Miu bag with stains on the yellow side panels. We matched up the colour and redyed the quilted leather to restore the stains.
#handbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #miumiubag #miumiu
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Marni Bucket Tan Handbag Restoration
We received this handbag that presented a damaged handle that needed reinforcement and a patch on the part where the handle connected to the bag.
If the client had continued using it without bringing it to us, it would have resulted in the handle being ripped completely out.
The bag is now fully functional and we are sure that will be in enjoyed for many more years.
#Marni #marnibag #designerbagrepair #leatherbagrepair
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