SoleHeeled offers convenient and affordable Barker boot repairs by Australia’s best craftsmen, with free shipping to your door. This case study outlines how we recently repaired a customer’s Barker boots.

Barker Boot Leather Resole

Brand

Chanel logo

Service

Boot full re-sole (with leather soles)

Customer location

Cottesloe in Perth, Western Australia

The boots

These Barker Hopper Chelsea boots had leather soles and quarter-rubber heels that had worn down over time and were in need of replacement. When this customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to perform a full re-sole, replacing the heels and soles along the entire length of each boot with a fresh pair of quarter-rubber heels and single-piece leather soles.

Full leather re-sole

We removed the old heel block and full soles. We then added a pair of new full leather soles, which we stitched into place along the welt (the layer of leather which sits between the soles and the uppers), and sanded them down around the sides. We then used a wax polish on the raw leather, for protection and for a nice finish.

Quarter rubber re-heel

We then removed the old, worn heel caps and replaced them with new quarter-rubber heel caps — named after their composition, being three-quarters leather and a quarter-rubber, the rubber at outer sides of back, which is where the heel caps tend to wear down fastest. With the new heel caps in place, we then reattached the heel blocks to the uppers.

Have a pair of Barker boots needing repair or restoration?

Our experienced craftsmen have been trusted by not only generations of Australians but also local and international brands (including Versace and Canali) with the repair and restoration of designer boots since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Barker boots 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 boots and let us know exactly what you would like done to them, or let us advise you on what the boots need based on the photos.

SoleHeeled serves all of Australia through its free 2-way shipping service:

  1. Order online: Answer a few questions to get an instant quote and complete your order.

  2. Send your boots: Drop your boots off at a local post office for free packaging and shipping to us.

  3. We repair: A team of experienced craftsmen will carefully repair your boots.

  4. We return: We'll deliver your repaired boots to you, wherever you are in Australia.

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