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

Christian Dior Shoe Restoration

Brand

Christian Dior logo

Service

Shoe heel counter re-lining, insole replacement and sole protection

Customer location

Surry Hills in Sydney, New South Wales

The shoes

These Dior Baby-D Mary Jane pumps enjoy the superior construction of all Dior shoes, but — as with any well-made item — were showing signs of wear, with the leather soles worn down and discoloured, the leather lining around the back of the shoes (the “heel counters”) torn and the insoles no longer providing the same level of comfort they used to. When this customer reached out to us for a free diagnosis/quote, we offered to re-line the heel counters, replace the insoles and repair the soles, adding a pair of thin protective rubber soles over the top of the existing.

Heel counter re-lining

We started off by glueing the old lining around the back to the shoes back into place. Because this original lining remained weak, we protected and reinforced it by installing a pair of new suede leather heel counters over the top of the old ones.

Insole replacement

We removed the old leather insoles and then custom cut a pair of new insoles to match the shape of the old. We used a premium, soft leather with padding underneath, for greater comfort without the loss of the original leather’s premium look and feel.

Protective soles

We cleaned and smoothed out the old leather soles before adding a new pair of thin rubber soles over the top, offering far greater traction and protection — from both wear and discolouration.

Have a pair of Christian Dior shoes 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 luxury designer shoes since 1955. If you have a beloved pair of Christian Dior 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 them, 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:

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

  2. Send your shoes: Drop your shoes 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 shoes.

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

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