SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Ariat shoe repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s Ariat sandals.
The shoes
The soles on these Ariat Mendocino mules were disintegrating and breaking apart from the uppers. When the customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to resole the shoes with a new pair of custom-made rubber soles.
Full resole
The shoes were made with a cemented construction, with the soles specially moulded and fused to the uppers. While this is a common shoe construction, it makes replacing the soles relatively complicated — in particular, because the new soles need to be custom made to fit the uppers.
We began by removing the soles. We then glued into place new ‘rand’ around the edges of the footbeds and stitched firmly into the footbeds a new pair of full-length midsoles, atop of which we then adhered a pair of lightweight but highly durable rubber soles. With these parts in place, we then carefully sanded down the edges of the rand, midsoles and outer soles to follow the original shape of the footbeds.
The new soles are not identical to the original soles, but the new construction mades the shoes significantly easier and more economical to repair as needed in the future.
Have a pair of Ariat shoes needing repair or restoration?
Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including RM Williams and Longchamp) with the repair and restoration of premium shoes since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Ariat shoes 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 shoes and let us know exactly what you would like done to it, or let us advise you on what the shoes need 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 shoes: Drop your shoes off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.
We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your shoes.
We return: We'll deliver your repaired shoes to you, wherever you are in Australia.
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