So the moral of the story for those of us who would never spend that kind of money on shoes (but still have a tendency to destroy the ones we do buy): take them to a cobbler shop, as y'all can do far more than *just* fix them once we've destroyed them! 😊 I love a preventative solution!
No normal shoe costs $1000. You buy that shoe, the cost the the key feature you pay for. Paint wearing off is the point. It shows you have enough wealth to spend $1000 per week on shoes. Disgusting consumerist attitude, but it's important to understand the psychology behind it.
Few notes I feel are important to add: from the perspective as someone who sells leather sole shoes. 1. Painted soles are incredibly common, not just unique to designer shoes. You buy an all black dress shoe with leather soles? Wear it out on concrete once and that sole is gonna start developing some grey to tan wear spots. This is normal! Show off those wear patterns with pride, or invest in some sole polish to cover it up! 2. Rubber vs leather soles have completely different traction! Most normal people don’t have to worry about this, but if your buying shoes for dancing a rubber sole is going to make doing pivots, and other more slide-y moves a lil more difficult. Rubber grips - leather doesn’t. 3. Slapping a rubber sole on a pair of Louboutin’s that originally had a leather sole is gonna plummet the value of the shoe. Once you alter the shoe like this, you cannot go back without completely resoleing the thing.
The most valuable thing about Louboutin shoes and red soles is that you can see how they wear out, which means that you don’t worry about you shoes and can afford to buy more.
@@stephenstone4096 Or repainted, which might still protect the sole, since the real bottom isn’t the part getting scraped up, the red paint is. Honestly might be kinda smart… but I agree with the guy in the video, they really should use rubber.
The fact that we pay high price for things that are not even made well. Why isn't Louboutin making the soles with this material in the first place? The paint is such a lazy idea to make people pay more.
Easy way to counter the red paint wearing is to have a shop that does Paint Protection Film (normally a car shop) apply the PPF to the red bottoms we used to do it to them for high end clients and it holds up perfect and you can replace it after a few years
Leather soles are more desirable than rubber soles, but it really comes down to a personal preference. I have had a couple of shoes with painted leather soles, and it just wears off eventually no matter how good the quality is on the shoe construction. Good shoes are worth it though - if they are actually good, high quality shoes rather than cheap crap with a fancy label. (I know nothing about Louboutin or their quality, so I'm commenting generally rather than on this particular shoemaker). I have several pairs of boots in the $400 - $600 (and a few higher than that...), but I've never had to replace them. Just a resole every so often. A lot of the cheap crap with glued on soles need replaced every year costing more in the long run. I see it more as an investment in quality rather than a status symbol and a luxury item, but it is a privilege that not everyone has to be able to afford that upfront cost of quality material and craftsmanship.
Doing mirror finish red soles is one of my favourite parts of my job. The best ones are when ladies come in with new look shoes and want the mirror red soles. The lads and I call that repair a lewy buttons.
Thanks! I have been trained to become a shoemaker for a year and haven't had the chance to work on Louboutin shoes, but we do have those rubber soles in the shop, I am really hype to do my first pair!
I have an immense distain for shoes and their ridiculous prices. But i respect the hell out of this man, artisan and knows how to build it better. Hell yea
It's no secret. Christian was quite open with the story behind how he came up with the idea. He saw one of his colleagues applying nail polish and decided it would be a good idea to apply it to the underside of the shoes.
Hey can you try a textured transparent resin on the bottom of a pair of shoes, my idea is you still see the red paint but have a thin textured layer of resin on the bottom of the shoe protecting from wear and tear while still giving you grip.
I really can't understand why people that can afford CL shoes don't opt instead for well made heritage and bespoke brand shoes that look great along with protecting your feet.
So I wonder, if the original louboutin shoes are very slippery because there is just a flat surface on the bottom of the soles, so less of traction there
the problem is it doesn’t match, when you showed the shoe i could easily see where the new rubber pad was added, making the shoe look fake or off. it would need to match 99% and not catch someones eye. maybe a full red pad, with a circle cut out for the original logo?
Wow that's surprising... why didn't the original company figure out this rubber sole thing? Wouldn't that make the shoes safer to wear while still being stylish?
The point is to wear out. A pair of loubs are supposed to be like a nice Rolex. You wear them in. And also show the world the red gets worn in. Like scratches on a Rolex. Sometime in the last 10-13 years people go overboard with everything. And ruins the experience like this.
I never understood this brand. They are surely not comfortable, their soles are pai tes with a cheap paint. And the worse? You pay $1,000 to spend even more on a cobbler to change the soles. Crazy. BTW... Good job as always Dan
I had a pair that turned into brown bottom 😂 I will never in my life spend 1200 on shoes again! Idc if they drop to 3 bucks they are uncomfortable and they don’t last like cheap Jordan’s or Nikes
I wouldnt pay a high price for shoes unless they were hand made by someone like this guy. Pay a true artist to make a pair over giving money to greedy companies
@@Dan_the_cobbler Yes. That's correct but they have tread cut into them to divert the water. This is why you don't have slicks on race cars in the rain. It's also why you don't put slick rubber on the bottom of shoes. It's also why NO shoe manufacturer makes their rubber soles slick. The potential of harmful falls and the following liability they'd incur wouldn't be worth it.
Pretty sad that expensive shoes are just painted with cheap ass paint
Nail varnish originally
What else can you make them? Soles wear out and oak tanned leather doesn't come in red.
most things are are expensive, is because people are dumb enough to pay for it. Most high dollar items aren't worth it.
@@pianofry1138 as the video shows, they can be made with red rubber and not painted.
@@pianofry1138 I'm sorry what sort did *you* watch and how much do *you* have to pay for designer shoes
So the moral of the story for those of us who would never spend that kind of money on shoes (but still have a tendency to destroy the ones we do buy): take them to a cobbler shop, as y'all can do far more than *just* fix them once we've destroyed them! 😊 I love a preventative solution!
Daddies money or hubbies?
@@cmen6895 Her own money, of course.
@@cmen6895In this day and age with woman haters & down low guys? Definitely her own money.
Very cool,. It's nice to see traditional Artisans still around. Still watching you work is fascinating.
A cobbler is not an artisan. A cordwainer is.
*Many websites say cobblers are artisans. It's definitely cool indeed roberthansen4673! 😊*
Can't recommend this man enough he fixed my boots
He fixed my marriage too
The plastic soles are also water resistant and get more traction on slick surfaces! Love this hack… do it on all my leather soles shoes!
They should come from the factory like this. I think that's ridiculous to charge that price, and the paint comes off after the first wear.😪
No normal shoe costs $1000. You buy that shoe, the cost the the key feature you pay for.
Paint wearing off is the point. It shows you have enough wealth to spend $1000 per week on shoes.
Disgusting consumerist attitude, but it's important to understand the psychology behind it.
@@l26wang the paint should not come off the first time you wear them period.
That is not the first wear. That’s a huge reach
@@debbierichardson2450 it should come off because it was made to come off.
They are made for carpet only
Few notes I feel are important to add: from the perspective as someone who sells leather sole shoes.
1. Painted soles are incredibly common, not just unique to designer shoes. You buy an all black dress shoe with leather soles? Wear it out on concrete once and that sole is gonna start developing some grey to tan wear spots. This is normal! Show off those wear patterns with pride, or invest in some sole polish to cover it up!
2. Rubber vs leather soles have completely different traction! Most normal people don’t have to worry about this, but if your buying shoes for dancing a rubber sole is going to make doing pivots, and other more slide-y moves a lil more difficult. Rubber grips - leather doesn’t.
3. Slapping a rubber sole on a pair of Louboutin’s that originally had a leather sole is gonna plummet the value of the shoe. Once you alter the shoe like this, you cannot go back without completely resoleing the thing.
Agreed and the shoe has been altered so now louboutin can’t guarantee the shoes anymore if any manufacturer problems should arise
The most valuable thing about Louboutin shoes and red soles is that you can see how they wear out, which means that you don’t worry about you shoes and can afford to buy more.
Or you could just get them resole
@@stephenstone4096 Or repainted, which might still protect the sole, since the real bottom isn’t the part getting scraped up, the red paint is. Honestly might be kinda smart… but I agree with the guy in the video, they really should use rubber.
How is this? valuable
Half the people buying these can barely afford them. I’ve seen fools spend more money of shoes than a reliable car
The fact that we pay high price for things that are not even made well. Why isn't Louboutin making the soles with this material in the first place? The paint is such a lazy idea to make people pay more.
To make you have to go back and buy more after you wear them out. You pay more solely for the name.
What a handsome man!
I was thinking the same thing! 😅
What a handsome shoe
These expensive shoes with “painted” soles. Waste of money.
Tell me _you’ve_ never owned a pair of Louboutin without out saying “I’ve never owned a pair! They are far from a waste of money.
@@JulieWallis1963 or you can get custom made shoes that are higher quality instead of paying for a brand
@@JulieWallis1963 I've never owned a pair bc they are a waste of money.
that special SHOO GLOO💯
shoutout to nans silky smooth carpet
Hey maté awesome videos just a question what made you choose this as a career being a cobbler cheers mate 😊
Great idea and great job!
Correct me if i'm wrong but is Louboutin have a copyright on their color "red" ? Or is it just a scam so they can charge more for their clients ?
Good question, I know "For the Cure" goes after everyone who dares to use pink
Both. They do have copyright AND it's a scam so they can charge more.
@@BooksRebound That's what I thought 😏
@K B idk if you know how trademarks work. Especially considering it is trademarked
@K B the trademark isnt the shade of red, its the use of that red on the exterior soles of shoes.
There is a easier way... Look up sole protectors. Its a thin rubber you cut out to the shape of your shoe....
Easy way to counter the red paint wearing is to have a shop that does Paint Protection Film (normally a car shop) apply the PPF to the red bottoms we used to do it to them for high end clients and it holds up perfect and you can replace it after a few years
Leather soles are more desirable than rubber soles, but it really comes down to a personal preference. I have had a couple of shoes with painted leather soles, and it just wears off eventually no matter how good the quality is on the shoe construction. Good shoes are worth it though - if they are actually good, high quality shoes rather than cheap crap with a fancy label. (I know nothing about Louboutin or their quality, so I'm commenting generally rather than on this particular shoemaker).
I have several pairs of boots in the $400 - $600 (and a few higher than that...), but I've never had to replace them. Just a resole every so often. A lot of the cheap crap with glued on soles need replaced every year costing more in the long run. I see it more as an investment in quality rather than a status symbol and a luxury item, but it is a privilege that not everyone has to be able to afford that upfront cost of quality material and craftsmanship.
A quick hit of Dan!! Love it 😊😊👏🏻👏🏻
He’s beautiful omg.
I dont know why but I find watching work on shoes so very asmr and satisfying 😊
Cheap solution: don’t buy $1000 shoes
Doing mirror finish red soles is one of my favourite parts of my job. The best ones are when ladies come in with new look shoes and want the mirror red soles. The lads and I call that repair a lewy buttons.
Thanks! I have been trained to become a shoemaker for a year and haven't had the chance to work on Louboutin shoes, but we do have those rubber soles in the shop, I am really hype to do my first pair!
Were to buy from please
@@LisaLatimer-nw7tg buy what?..
Plastic red shoe soles ,ty
Oh yes. These videos are nice. Something about making something last. Just good feels.
Blows my mind people buy those shoes
I have an immense distain for shoes and their ridiculous prices. But i respect the hell out of this man, artisan and knows how to build it better. Hell yea
Your power sander sounds like hypnotoad.
I still don’t know a single person who looks at the bottom of the shoes other than the check that they have not stepped in anything.
😂😂😂
when your dancing, they look cool
You can see the flash of red when they walk, it’s not about wether YOU can see it 😂
Such a cool job i fucking love cobblers
It's no secret. Christian was quite open with the story behind how he came up with the idea. He saw one of his colleagues applying nail polish and decided it would be a good idea to apply it to the underside of the shoes.
Brilliant information!!...bless you for your revelation..
You are a very skilled shoemaker...footwear artist...
Thanks for sharing video..👍👏👏💝💖🌻
There's a difference between a Cobbler/Shoe Repairman, and an actual Shoemaker.
@lukewilde1494 I am sorry if I had offended you in any way cos
I am not really sure how you would like to be known professionally...🙏🫶
@@paulinewqi I'm neither of them, and no I wasn't offended by your comment, I was just pointing it out.
People say I'm crazy...I've got diamonds on the soles of my shoes.
On a page of one of the "Ripley's believe it or not" books, there was a pair of shoes with teeth on the soles.
@lukewilde1494 equally logical.
Soooo this is what GSP is doing during his retirement.
My point is. Why can't louboutin put the thin rubber on the leather from the onset
cool to see into how people with different jobs work, thanks for showing a part of your job to me
I think it's important to preserve professions like cobblers and hat makers.
I think for the cost, they should come this way!
My grandma just figured out the color code and paints hers herself lmao
Tacky af! 😂
Would help with grip too
Work of art ❤
Where can I get these??? It'd be nice to fix up my Louboutins on my own
Why is he so attractive tf
Bruh I have the same phenotype will definitely being taller and more jacked than him and I get zero attention from either guys or girls
Hey can you try a textured transparent resin on the bottom of a pair of shoes, my idea is you still see the red paint but have a thin textured layer of resin on the bottom of the shoe protecting from wear and tear while still giving you grip.
How long is the guarantee from peeling?
As in the sole peeling off? That doesn’t happen with these, at least not until the sole is thoroughly worn through anyway
Cool that you can do that dontknow why they dont come like that frome the factory and its sort of annoying that its not the same colour
I really can't understand why people that can afford CL shoes don't opt instead for well made heritage and bespoke brand shoes that look great along with protecting your feet.
Because they are sheep who want to flex on people
So I wonder, if the original louboutin shoes are very slippery because there is just a flat surface on the bottom of the soles, so less of traction there
the problem is it doesn’t match, when you showed the shoe i could easily see where the new rubber pad was added, making the shoe look fake or off. it would need to match 99% and not catch someones eye. maybe a full red pad, with a circle cut out for the original logo?
I don't even wear "nice" shoes but find your channel incredibly interesting.
Thank you I appreciate it!
This is the number one fix for male or female LVs
100% my dad will thrift shop expensive Italian shoes and go to the local shoe repair shop to get the soles replaced. This is pretty cool
Sounds like a smart man
You are so good looking:)
My my, so thirsty lol
It really is the nans with the softest smoothest carpets 😂
Could you potentially stick the rubber pads over the red paint to keep the shoe as original as possible?
I think Louis Vuitton should come up with their own rubber sole. It's a no brained but I guess they just want people to keep buying.
Do you not put anything over the red heel?
Wow that's surprising... why didn't the original company figure out this rubber sole thing? Wouldn't that make the shoes safer to wear while still being stylish?
Damn. I wish i lived in the UK.
Thank you very much.
The point is to wear out. A pair of loubs are supposed to be like a nice Rolex. You wear them in. And also show the world the red gets worn in. Like scratches on a Rolex. Sometime in the last 10-13 years people go overboard with everything. And ruins the experience like this.
The colour looks off but maybe it’s the high shine distorting
I never knew there could such a good looking AND young cobbler 😦 😦😦😦😦😦😦
It give you a very different feet feel having the rubber on the bottom
If something like this happened to a watch, it would destroy the value I’m surprised altering the shoe does not subtract the value or does it?
Red bottom moccasins???? Hell yeah
DANNNN
So glad to see you post you’re the best
Great vid any tips on how to get diesel out of suede shoes pls ?
Imagine stepping on a slick spot & busting your ass on the ground due to zero tread!!
It might be just 'paint' but it certainly represents something far more sinister. Look into 'red shoes'.
What about using sole protectors? Clear ones? Would those not stick to the paint?
If only the rubber sole was the same shade of red, you might have pulled it off
I never understood this brand. They are surely not comfortable, their soles are pai tes with a cheap paint. And the worse? You pay $1,000 to spend even more on a cobbler to change the soles. Crazy.
BTW... Good job as always Dan
I would much rather paint red the sole of regular leather soled shoes, and call it a day... Ain't nobody checking labels.
I had a pair that turned into brown bottom 😂 I will never in my life spend 1200 on shoes again! Idc if they drop to 3 bucks they are uncomfortable and they don’t last like cheap Jordan’s or Nikes
How much to get this done please? Men’s size 8
I wouldnt pay a high price for shoes unless they were hand made by someone like this guy. Pay a true artist to make a pair over giving money to greedy companies
Won’t you slip on wet surfaces since there is it rubber?
I think the rich people that typically wear these don't keep them long enough to see the wear
George St Pierre got a new career 😉
Seeing that edge where the paint and the rubber meet would annoy the hell out of me. Still good job
He looks like he could be gsp’s long lost cousin
How long will it take to loose grip and smack on the ground, shoes are made to walk on carpet
I mean paying that much for a pair of shoes you would think this rubber would come as standard
All the ppl shocked in the comments that expensive designer items are cheaply made and don’t offer value for money.. shock horror 🤦🏻♂️
En #Ecuador🇪🇨 también necesitamos estos talleres donde nos reparen nuestros Louboutin
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They actually repaint the red when it wears off!
that fault line though
How much to slap some red bottoms on my Jordan’s?!
Wow I love this
I use the iPad screen savers under all of my red bottoms. I saw it on you tube and it works good for mine
Ffs 😂
Why does he look like a Greek God disguised as a Shoe Cobbler 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Shhh keep my secret
@@Dan_the_cobbler my guy !! 😂🔥🔥 well wishes and hope you’re prosperous 🙏🙏
Handsome and he knows shoes. Come to me !!!!
That’s awesome.
Yo, speaking english but not as an american made me want to but these shoes
I laugh when I hear people say they’re red leather soles. They have always been painted but the price point it’s robbery.
Crazy, I thought they were from red cows
They are meant to be worn at carpeted events, their design was not for hard floors, hence the paint.
Those have got to be the slipperiest shoes ever.
Rubbers not slippery!
@@Dan_the_cobbler It ABSOLUTELY is if there is water or any dampness but, I agree for dry they're probably not bad.
@@llspragulus all high grip soles are made of rubber, military boots, hiking boots, snow boots
@@Dan_the_cobbler Yes. That's correct but they have tread cut into them to divert the water. This is why you don't have slicks on race cars in the rain. It's also why you don't put slick rubber on the bottom of shoes. It's also why NO shoe manufacturer makes their rubber soles slick. The potential of harmful falls and the following liability they'd incur wouldn't be worth it.