I’ve got two of my favorite air rift trainers that this keeps happening to. I’m devastated because I’ve not had a chance to wear them much before it comes apart. I’ve tried shoe glue but I feel due to the flexible nature of the shoe it just won’t stick/stay.

Is there anything I can do / get done to wear them? I really loathe to get rid and am debating literally screwing the shoe into the rubber…

I had recently bought a pair of leather shoes (UGGS brand, leather though, not suede), and they are the first leather shoes (and nice shoes) I've bought for myself. The seller said they were water proof, since they come already conditioned (mink oil I think?) and with a layer of protective spray (both RESIST brand). However, I got excited and a bit worried after it started snowing, and I added a beeswax + coconut oil balm I had to the shoes.

Will this ruin the protective, water-proof spray layer? The only thing that's changed was the shoes are darker in colour. Will this wear off? Have I ruined my shoes?

Pretty much never worn but got left in a hot car and looks like the glue melted. Instead of buying materials and tools and attempt to fix it on my own, thought I’d take it to a cobbler 30 mins away from me. Just wondering if it be worth the trip.

I bought a pair of thorogood boots about a year ago I’ve worn them a few times and these( I presume sweat) stains appeared. Any way to get them out?

Hi all! I’ve had my Parjar winter boots for about 2 years now and they’re still in pretty good condition for the most part.. I just went out in slush last week and on the inner part where the rubber sole meets the material it leaked in water on both boots in the same spot! I included a photo of the rippling area. Think these can be fixed if I brought them into a shoe cobbler? Maybe resealed? They USED to be water proof lol anyways, thanks in advance for any insight! :)

What cleaner and conditioner do you recommend for Frye Carson boots

i have these shoes that were once white then badly painted by cobbler then i needed to remove the paint but now they have oxidized in parts. any ideas on how to fix it? aniline leather

hi, so I need serious help because it really makes me crazy haha:

I’ve ordered these new steve madden real-leather boots twice, one pair in size 8.5 (39) and one in 9 (40). my usual size in shoes is 8.5 I’d say, few years ago even 7.5. now I don’t know what size to pick and the following is my problem:

the smaller size does fits better on the foot but the larger size fits better on the calves (my calves are not super skinny). the website says if unsure about sizing you should size up, but I don’t even know what my regular size is when I sometimes have 8.5 and sometimes 7.5. I’m always hearing that leather stretches naturally and you should rather keep those who are „snug“, so that confuses me too. also I have two different feet, my right foot is a bit larger than the left one.

my questions are:

1. how much can leather be stretched on the shaft? is 1-2cm realistic? (I could bring them to a local cobbler for that) - because then I’d tend to keep the smaller ones.
2. what size should I keep? both shoes have pros and cons and they don’t sell this shoe in half sizes unfortunately.

I’d be forever grateful for anyone who could help me out with this, because I’m thinking about that for 5 days straight now and I don’t know what to do

I have these Zimmermann boots that are really cool looking but utterly unwearable - the heel is too high (for me), the sole is rock hard and angled weirdly, and they are so slippery it's like walking on an ice rink.

I was wondering how feasible it would be to get them totally resoled and heeled, with a lower heel of say 1" (currently 2.5") and a sole that is more flexible and with better grip? I would want to keep the heel the same green suede material that is it now.

Just some information:

I have bought these pair from a local shop here in my area and tried to remove the factory shine of the shoe as it is too glossy for me. I used acetone to remove the gloss and ended up with this dark spot that I have no idea why it appeared. I tried to clean it with saddle soap and alcohol as well but to no luck. So here I am asking on what to do. When the spot dries, it lightens up but when the spot gets wet again, it darkens. Please guide me on what to do.

I saw an ASMR show shining video of a guy shining some boots and he took out a rail spike and scraped the leather after lathering it up with what I think was saddle soap.

Is this normal? Wouldn't that damage the leather?

What could be causing this?

Why just the right foot? Across all brands for the most part

Is there a fix, or something to do in the future to avoid it happening?

Gonna get some rubber sole savers to glue on the bottom of a pair of leather soled cowboy boots and wondering what glue I should use before I do this so I don’t ruin something? I have some shoe goo, but can get anything else if that isn’t what I should use.

So annoyed, these shoes are only 2 months old. Can the rubber material part be glued back down?