Shoe repair in Atlanta.
Sole peeling away from the upper. Midsoles gone yellow. Paint worn off the toe. Suede flattened and shiny. All of it repairable, and all of it done by hand by one person rather than sent off somewhere.
What gets repaired
- Sole re-gluingLifting or fully separated soles bonded back down and clamped. The most common repair there is. from $60
- Sole restoration and icingYellowed and oxidised soles taken back toward the colour they left the box. $65
- Paint touch-upsScuffs, chips and worn edges colour-matched and reapplied by hand. $60
- Suede revivalCrushed nap lifted and brought back on suede and nubuck. $60
- Full restorationEverything at once: clean, icing, paint, minor reglue and finishing. $180
Not sure what yours needs, or whether it is worth it? Send one photo to the free scanner and it reads the wear and tells you, in about ten seconds.
Getting them to Reesey
- Drop off in DecaturThe FootedByReesey lockbox at Chrisp Cuts, open whenever the shop is. You get the locker number and code by email when you book, so there is nobody to wait for. How Decatur works.
- Meet up in Powder SpringsOn the west side it is a meet-up rather than a locker: Reesey texts you to arrange a time and a spot in downtown Powder Springs. How Powder Springs works.
- Mail inFrom anywhere in the U.S. Book first, ship second, so the price is agreed before anything leaves your house. How mail-in works.
How long it takes, and what it costs
Standard turnaround is 5 to 10 business days, counted from the day the deposit is paid and the pair is in Reesey's hands. Rush turnarounds are available at booking.
Repairs start at $60. A re-glue can be a minor lift or a full sole separation, and those are genuinely different jobs, so that one is quoted once Reesey has seen the pair rather than guessed at from a photo. Everything else on this page is a fixed price. Full price list.
Not a sneaker?
Heels, boots and dress shoes are repaired too: heel replacement, resoling, stitching, leather repair and stretching. See cobbler work.
Getting your pair to her
Two places to hand a pair over, and the post from anywhere else. The east side, Decatur, Kirkwood, East Atlanta, Candler Park and Avondale Estates, is closest to the locker at Chrisp Cuts. The west side, Powder Springs, Austell, Hiram, Mableton, Marietta and Smyrna, is closest to the downtown Powder Springs meet-up. Reesey works alone and does not drive out to collect, so every hand-off is one you come to. Anywhere else, in the metro or outside Georgia, mail your pair in.
Something else wrong with them?
If your pair needs something that is not on this list, send Reesey a photo and a note. She reads every message herself and will tell you straight whether she can do it.