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The Tumi bag's zipper and handle repair A vintage Louis Vuitton Speedy fitted with D-rings for a shoulder strap After: the same Keen bag rebuilt and re-edged by Robert Before: a Keen bag with the front panel torn open A repaired pocket you have to search for to see A ripped pocket, closed up invisibly A bag finished and looking brand new A felt and leather bag with the bottom corners reinforced The bottom of a felt and leather bag, repaired and reinforced A repaired handbag A Gucci bag redone at Robert's Shoe Repair A Tumi leather bag in for a zipper and a top handle Before: three sandals with soles worn down to the board After: one sandal fitted with a new sole Before, already repaired once elsewhere, and after Robert's repair Before: Chanel ballet flats with worn toe caps and soles Before: the worn-through leather sole on a boot Faded leather before restoration After the service was completed After: the same Chanel flats restored and re-soled A favorite pair rescued from the bin and restored Before: a pair of cap-toe ballet flats, scuffed and dirty The finished product After: a new Vibram sole on the same boot Before and after results on a pair of shoes After: the same flats cleaned, re-shaped and restored Resoled boots, finished at Robert's Shoe Repair A pair of boots on the bench Repaired motorcycle boots, back on the bike A boot back from resoling Boots finished and ready for pickup Repaired platform boot soles New heels and soles fitted to a pair of women's shoes Heels back from repair New soles and heels, cleaned and polished A row of red-soled heels hanging up after repair A gash in a red leather sleeve, sewn closed A red leather jacket with the left underarm sewn Leather restoration work Sleeve hems and collar work on a long red leather coat A red leather coat laid out for repair The interior of a Prada leather jacket, stitched Interior stitching on a Prada leather jacket A long red leather coat in for sleeve hems and a collar Stitching detail inside a Prada leather jacket A short red leather jacket in for repair A Helmut Lang grey leather jacket in for a new zipper Underarm seam repair on a black leather jacket Inside seam repair on a Prada leather jacket Lining stitched back into a Prada leather jacket The jammed zipper on a grey leather jacket A red leather jacket with the right underarm sewn and the collar cleaned A black Prada leather jacket in for an underarm and interior seam The collar of a red leather jacket after cleaning Marc and Robert talking across the counter half an hour before closing Two of the team at the workbench inside Robert's Shoe Repair, one holding a boot he is working on, with lasts, tools and finished shoes around them Marc at the bench in a work apron, inspecting a leather shoe A leather belt held up and checked over the counter One of the team at the workbench at Robert's Shoe Repair, a shoe and a measuring rule on the counter in front of him and shelves of leather care behind A black leather clutch opened up at the counter for a zipper repair Scuffed toes polished out on a pair of dress shoes Finished work at Robert's Shoe Repair Chanel shoes restored after deep scratching A pair of black harness boots finished with a deep shine Shoes finished and back to like-new A repaired shoe, ready for a final polish Cognac leather heels rebuilt after dry rot A glued and stitched toe where the stitching had broken and the toe was opening up Robert's Shoe Repair business card The seating area inside Robert's Shoe Repair The services board at Robert's Shoe Repair: shoe repair, handbags, luggage, belts, all leather products Finished shoes waiting on the rack to be collected The counter at Robert's Shoe Repair Shoe laces on the wall at Robert's Shoe Repair Shelves of repaired shoes waiting for pickup at Robert's Shoe Repair Tins of shoe cream and polish on the shelf at Robert's Shoe Repair The Robert's Shoe Repair storefront at 3371 Glendale Blvd: the sign above the bay window, the OPEN sign lit, and the yellow services board out on the sidewalk Racks of replacement shoe laces in every color The storefront at 3371 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles Shoe cream in a range of colors at Robert's Shoe Repair Inside Robert's Shoe Repair, looking past the counter: the red finishing machine, the stitchers and sewing machines, and hides of leather stacked on the shelves Robert's Shoe Repair shopfront, Atwater Village Robert's Shoe Repair storefront signage on Glendale Blvd Racks of leather care products and polish at Robert's Shoe Repair New soles and a fresh polish on a pair of dress shoes A new crepe outsole fitted to a shoe A boot with a new sole and a rebuilt heel A finished sole repair Worn soles ready to be replaced Restitched leather on a boot Sole work on the bench A full sole replacement, finished and edged Shoe resoling work at Robert's Shoe Repair A resoled shoe, edge finished About these photos. The storefront and workroom shots come straight from the shop. The rest come from its Yelp listing, where customers and the business have posted them over the years, and carry the captions they were posted with, trimmed of listing boilerplate. Three photos attached to a one-star review are not shown here — that review is a customer’s damage claim, and it is still readable in full on Yelp alongside every other review of the shop.
Yours could be on this wall. Bring it in and Robert will tell you what it needs — including when the honest answer is that it isn't worth it.
3371 Glendale Blvd, Ste 135, Atwater Village · Mon–Fri 9–6:30 · Sat 9–5