Allen Edmonds Shoe Repair | Leather Shoe Restoration 👞
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2018
- In today's video, Kirby Allison and third-generation, 17-time award-winning cobbler, Jim McFarland, shoe the full shoe restoration process using a worn pair of Allen Edmonds leather shoes. Our Kirby Allison Certified Shoe Restoration Program returns these shoes to better-than-new condition.
Knowing when it's time to resole your dress shoes can be a challenge. To find out if your shoes are in need of our Kirby Allison Certified Shoe Restoration Program check out our video 3 WAYS TO KNOW Your Shoes Need To Be Resoled: • How To Know When Your ...
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We use only the finest materials and craftsmanship, with every pair being thoroughly inspected when it is received. Every pair of shoes is resoled using JR Rendenbach Oak Bark Tanned full leather outsoles and combination heels imported from Germany. This 150-year-old family-owned tannery makes what are widely considered the best leather outsoles in the world. Known for their incredible durability and water resistance, they are simply the best.
We replace the cork bed of every pair of shoes before carefully removing old welt stitching. Shoes can be resoled using an invisible channel stitch, commonly found on $1,000+ shoes, and outfitted with Lulu and Triumph toe plates. All shoes receive an extensive Saphir shoe shine before being carefully boxed and returned to the customer.
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Jim has been my only cobbler for 25 years. I know he's a craftsman but I have even more respect for him after watching this video.
Does he have a website?
Jim McFarland is not only a master cobbler and ortho, he is a caring business man and community member.
Keeps telling its the kirby allison repair programm, while the other dude is doing all the job..Well done, my man!!
by the end even the cobber thinks he's kirby allison
Jim McFarland is a Champ and role model to many cobblers ! Humble and has great craftsmanship!
Thank you Sunny. Your on your way buddy
Dear Mr. Allison, thank you again for taking the risks to create a brand of which you are proud and for ushering us through the information you know will bolster our own purchases or maintenance of fine attire. Your alliance/partnering with Mr. McFarland strengthens your brand with deep services and promotes his beyond his current audience. Your collaborations are laudable.
Frankly, your presence in the video greatly enhances the listener's understanding of the processes and the resources you and Mr. McFarland have compiled. Certainly there will be viewers whose minds are self-absorbed with their own inner noise-making story and miss the context you create and some of the subtleties you share with Mr. McFarland.
Of course I hope your brand flourishes and that your name and services are known for the extraordinary quality you bring. Hopefully your success and services will make the name Kirby Allison as renowned as Colt, Ford, Hershey, DuPont, Versace, etc.
How wonderful is to watch a Master Cobbler at work, and Mr Allison is also a master at asking the right questions and guiding us thru this visual tour of beautiful craftmanship...the style of this channel is perfect and on the leven of the themes treated, no rush, no fancy edits or beauty shots, just a detailed look into the luxury of high end shoes...the thing that i couldnt agree more with Jim is the way that self taught cobblers here on yt take apart soles, brutal!
I have a new found respect for the work Jim does at Kirby Allison and The Hanger Project.
I can never look at my new dress shoes the same ever again. Now I have the opportunity to make it right from the start to care for my new leather dress shoes the right way, from the instructions of your great videos and the products you support.
Thank you for sharing your passion about leather shoes and for me to be the best a man can get.
I love this shoe cobbler explaining the process. Love the finishes on it as well, thank you.
New drinking game, take a shot every time Kirby Allison says Kirby Allison in the video.
Champagne or Scotch?
I died of Alcohol Poisoning after playing! XD
haha
"Al and edmonds"
Scotch
Just got back my Cheaney- Church's from Kirby Allison's re-crafting. Jim McFarland did an amazing job. Wow , Thanks Jim Thanks Kirby
Thank you Kirby and Jim for an excellently relaxing and informative video. At some point several pairs of my vintage shoes will make my way into your care.
Jim McFarland is truly a great and professional craftsman and i have no doubt in my mind that your shoes will be in excellent care. I pretty sure i saw that he's won a few world shoe repair competitions.
Thank you Daniel
Great video, Kirby. Thanks for your advice on my top coat lining! Your customer service is impeccable. Absolutely above and beyond.
WOW !
Mr. McFarland is a true craftsman beautiful work.
Thank you Kirby
Jim McFarland it was a pleasure to watch you work. Absolutely stunning work! Cheers
This would have been better with less Kirby Allison interruptions .
camaro Carl i actually didn’t think he was that bad...and you have to realize, this is as much a promotional commercial about his business/brand as it is an informational video.
@@AllFormsElectronic there is a point where he becomes really annoying, this video is it lol he basically didn't do anything in this video yet is wearing apron lmao
I read in the Kirby Allison newsletter that he actually got a Kirby Allison award for this nice work.
Questions or comments that got to be the best cobbler I ever seen and he's absolutely right about it being therapeutic that's one of the reasons I shine shoes. This guy is definitely the leonitis of shoe repair and restoration
Mr McFarland is an ABSOLUTE MASTER of his craft and a wonderful person to work with, very knowledgeable and helpful , always with sounded advice when it comes to caring for your shoes based on his vast experience on the field. We're very blessed to have him in Lakeland Fl, definitively an asset to our community. Mr Allison, thank you for all the useful information that we get for free on these videos. It was a pleasure sharing with you and Jim during your visit to the shop this summer. Keep the good work guys!
Watching to Jim McFarland's work to me is as great as to listen to some great musician! Great respect to him! So as to Kirby Allison who finds this Master.
Sincerely,
Alexander
Wow thank you so much for the wonderful words. We at the Hanger project will treat every pair with lots of love :-)
What an awesome collaboration between a master cobbler and a respected business man. My AE shoes sure will find their way to Lakeland when they need new outsoles.
Great vid. Makes me appreciate high-end shoe crafting and repair.
I can't believe I've watched the whole video. It gives me so much knowledge and how to take care of my shoes.
Jim has worked on my boots and shoes,and I’m very satisfied with his work .
This was a fantastic watch. A master of his craft!
I admire the love, respect and passion you have for your items Kirby! I always wondered how one would resole a Blake stitched shoe, would you upload it? P.S, this video is art
Absolutely gorgeous. Fantastic job!!
Dear Mr Allison, even your videos are gentlemanly. They are so quiet and peaceful. M.
Thank you!
Very nice artistry.
This craftmanship when....completed,as a mona lisa,should be hung on a wall. It is not a shoe for walking on pavement, dancing at a ball or even gliding across the stage. Perhaps seated on audiovisual interviews. Wonderful footwear masterpiece. Not
walking.
great video Kirby. I like all the tips you point out to make shoes last longer.
Absolutely beautiful work! Really well done and something the customer can be super proud to own! Better than néw!
Rick
Lol at Kirby trying to hype the service and Jim just patiently waiting and waiting for him to be quiet to continue.
Great video Kirby, very informative. i do not have bad soles on my Allen Edmonds, they are still like new but would love to have them replaced with theses soles and heels. Very nice materials.
Fantastic video, thank you to you both.ill keep you guys in mind on my next resolve, I haven’t been happy with my local guy on his last two jobs
No one in the world gets off on watching shoemaking like Kirby. The man knows what he likes.
Outstanding work👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
nice...keep up the good work...we enjoy your work...both of you
When I was in the Marine Corps, we employed much the same effort into the toes and heels of our combat boots, as well as our parade shoes We called it "spit shine." You could shave in the reflection of your face in the shoes. I am pleasantly surprised to see a cobbler doing this. The only difference I see is we put a bit of water in the lid for the wax and dipped it to keep the application cloth moist. Also used neutral after the color wax. Then brushed and buffed with a cloth. Beautiful results
Hope Kirby Allison offers the refurbishment program again soon. Great job!
Tape more videos of Jim restoring shoes. I could watch this all day.
Check out Bedos channel, pure excellence!
more Jim less Kirby
Check out Trenton & Heath channel
best i can do is more kerby telling jim how to do his job.
Just happened upon this after buying some new Goodyear welt boots. Jim M. is a new hero for me.
Your Video is amazing , I try too look after my shoes in similar manner , the tradition of shoe repairs in Ireland has almost Died out ,
Amazing job, really learned from that job.
Jim is awesome, seems to really love his craft.
Spent a lifetime teaching all sorts of crafts ( UK vocational courses) in further education and over the years the colleges/centres where I worked were closed or demolished and not replaced. Can I say what an absolute pleasure and delight it has been to watch a true craftsman at work. But where can today's youngsters be trained if they are not 'born' into the profession? So sad such courses are not readily available - are we really in danger of losing these wonderful skills. Well done on a most informative and entertaining video. Thank you.
You are right. It is a real shame that a lot of these skills and crafts are being lost and replaced by mechanized, lower quality versions. One of the passions I have always had and which we certainly try to bring out on this channel, is a desire to shine the spotlight on these incredible craftspeople and the skills that they have often learned by being shown one-to-one with the previous generation. Many of the crafts will be lost unless a new generation step in and learn. There are young people out there though, passionate to learn. The important part is showing people the value of the craft, so that there is a desire to continue buying their products and keep the traditions alive.
Those look amazing!
How many times the word Kirby Allison program we’re mentioned in this video😂
Yeah pretty annoying
Makes for a good drinking game. 🍸
This is awesome! Im starting a company soon (Debonair Grooming) and I'l have a shoe shine shop featured within. I will surely be using Kirby Allison's videos and products to make my company and services one of a kind!
Unfortunately it's not
a good idea to start any business in the shoe industry now.
Shoes are plastic,
mass manufactured
Internationally,
consequently less expensive. A leather shoe,cork insole,expert cobbler craftmanship for 1/2
,day will cost hundreds of dollars!
You'll feel the quality
in your foot and entire body,but in this 21st century, faced with international
price competition
99% of the customer base will not absorb the "pain" in their pocket.
If only Allen Edmonds quality control hadn't gone down with the new owner making the same facility ramp up production without additional workers according to people I spoke to at AE. Basically they rush the shoe production at the cost of quality. Please do a video buying a few samples to compare them. Some shoes I have seen with improper coloring, mismatched hole sizes and more. I just sent back a pair of Park Avenues that were supposed to be 1st but were scratched, the holes for the shoes were not uniform and even the end of the stitch at the rear was still hanging off and uncut.
It is a real shame. I had a few pairs in the mail on their way to Allen Edmonds to get recrafted when the service was announced. They took much longer than the Kirby Allison program claims, and they came back in some pretty sad shape. The outsole stitching density was all over the place, and it was not even in the channel, huge nuts of thread sticking out of the bottom of the sole, they sanded through their own stitching when shaving the edge down, they stained the upper with the edge dressing, heels at bizarre angles, and I fell for the re-lasting gimmick and ended up with very tight shoes. Just when I learned of this resoling program (for not much more expensive, honestly), I hesitated and considered asking them to send 'em back before they did any work, so I could instead purchase the Kirby Allison plan, but figured I had already sent them off and may as well trust, and I was pretty sure I wanted the factory redying for one of my pairs. Maybe if I had sent them even a few months earlier last spring or something...
I have a few pairs from a few years ago (which are now, above, all screwed up) and got a few new pairs from the most recent summer and fall. The new pairs, though they are seconds and have reasonable second-quality issues, have globally clear corner-cutting in the details and quality of construction that wasn't present before. The label in the lining and the ornamentation on the sole were never really necessary, but their absence, and things like the discontinuation of shoe bags, indicate a focus on lower costs and higher speed that is consistent with what you're seeing.
The new branding focuses on their heritage and recent resurgence in popularity as high quality shoes, but seems to be targeting new customers who may not know better what they are missing out on compared to even a year ago. I couldn't help but notice the timing of their sponsoring a series overviews with this channel, perhaps trying to capture that audience trying to start learning about quality. Starting with the cordovan Parks was the safe move, as I suspect that may be the last line that suffers less from the drop in quality, just due to their price and the consistent high quality materials needed. Or there is leftover stock to show off on camera...
Connor Moseley I spoke to a few reps. People were crazy and complained they didn't want shoe bags and would prefer a discount so that's the reason they removed it according to management. But the call center person said he got hundreds of complaints and we both agreed the old bags were great and some consumers are crazy.
Yes, sadly, you are correct. The quality of AE's today vs. 10-15 years ago is totally different. They were just resold again to a company that owns several shoe brands. Hopefully they will refocus on quality.
@@kirbyallison Their prices also seem to have gone up from before and whereas the seconds sales used to occur only a few times a year, now there's a seconds sale section on their website permanently. In short, hike in production numbers with major QC issues all the while they increased the prices and got rid of the shoe bags. I own about a dozen pairs of AE's and having just found out about your recrafting programme I've decided to solely (pun intended) use your program instead of the AE's. Thank you for providing us with what seems like an amazing alternative!
Kirby Allison Are you saving Caleres has sold AE? They just acquired the company two years ago. I didn’t hear any announcement on that.
This guy is outstanding!
Really loved the vibe 🙆of entire video & I do like to clean my shoes often😍 & its like you said that you can't have any garbage thoughts when you are cleaning your shoes 🤗
@J C 😆
Wonderful craftsmanship and when one considers the steps take and the quality the cost is actually really reasonable.
ianmedium what are the cost? Or How much for the whole shebang?
@@7atabak $165 for the Certified Restoration and $225 for the Sovereign Grade. The biggest difference between the two is that the Invisible Channel Stitching is included standard in the Sovereign Grade Recraft.
Happy to see you have programs like this. WTG Kirby.
Love the videos. Have helped me tremendously with my AE's. I use all of the products that you recommend, but I have to be honest and state that I am not a fan of using Mink Oil on my shoes. I did purchase Saphir Renovateur and agree it does wonders on the leather. What are other options for obtaining the same leather nutrition? Thank you
This is actually a great ASMR video Kirby.
Watch Bedo's Leather Works, you won't regret it.
@@max917 Bedo does great work. Seen his stuff.
Mr. Allison, Thank you so much for such an informative and instructional tour of the materials, workmanship and value adding decision making that is applied to resoling a pair of AE shoes. The shoe undergoes a transformation on par with a bespoken pair of shoes. The shoes, in the hands of a master Cobbler of the caliber of Mr Jim McFarland has certainly brought out the aesthetic beauty of the shoe. I'm certain the owner will enjoy wearing the shoes for many years to come. Beautifully done Gentlemen!
Kirby, you are the Mr. Rogers of shoe care.
this is the only cobbler ive seen that works on the shoes like a surgeon works on a patient. I would trust this guy with my shoes.
Jim does amazing work... and he does all of our work himself!
Great video!!!
Beautiful!!!
I want a series of Jim just resoling shoes and talking about it, man I didn’t even realize that was a 42 minute video
Same here
Same. Not sure why, but I could watch this for hours.
What the heck, I just noticed the same thing.
Watch bedo leatherworks
Is it weird that now I'm actually looking forward to blowing out my soles so I can use this resole service? Seriously, this looks awesome!
hahaha. Thanks! You' don't have to wait until they're blown out to send them into us!
Amazing video
Hey Kirby! Here is a German shoe lover ;)
Watch out for Langer & Messmer German Brand with closed channel stitch and overall best price ratio I ever see.
You gan get them around 180-240$ high end cedar wood shoe trees included, as well as second laces and a shoe horn.
I have 6 pairs from them and really like them. They get manufactured in Italy.
Good info, thanks
Very interesting and informative.
Thanks!
Thanks for the vids. Do you have experience with EMU (Moneysworth & Best) leather soles? How do they compare to JR?
Fantastic old school tradesman doing what he loves. I would really like to see an unveiling with the customer so see their response to Mr McFarlands dedicated work.
That would be great! If anyone does the program, please film. I must say, I am really proud of our delivery collateral. We had boxes, shoe bags, and delivery cards created just for this program.
AMAZING!!!!
"How do we do the Kirby Allison Restoration Program again?" (Kirby Allison) 😂😂😂
Hi there , my first time im watching your channel ,i am Wynand from South africa , I love the way you explain detail . I am not a cobler I use to be be a handyman I am a landlord now in my older age .It inspires me to see a job done realy well , keep the bright side of the coin up greetings from South afrika.👍
Very impressive!
One of my Hanger Project favorite videos!!
Thanks! We finally got this one done. Feels like to took forever. We'll probably head back to do some additional videos with Jim.
@@kirbyallison look forward to watching them!! And in a few years will send a pair for the treatment.
When I need my shoes repaired in a few years I'll be sure to send them to you, Kirby.
Thanks, Jay!
Kirby, what a wonderful and delightful presentation.
Has got me wondering, maybe still life left in a pair of boots with sentimental value. Can the upper back of the heal be replaced?
Thank you!
Awesome
Great job guys. Sending my Florsheim Imperials in for the full treatment.
Hey friends, side question...remember when you followed artisans like this by actually visiting their workshops? I was blessed with a very clever, creative and interesting father who had artisan friends from shoe makers to jewelers to eye glass makers etc. A day when I was a kid was him and I driving around to workshops trading work, my dad made and fixed everything. I ended up a machinist, my dad was a production engineer by day. My point is all countries need to focus on faustering hands on trades like this. You can make great money and it's therapeutic work...man was made to make!
What brand of glue you using?
Love watching this, may i know the adhesive brand?
Trenton and health do that, they peel the outsoul stich n then glue it back again.. that looks more premium..
You can totally hear the difference between the “factory worker” and the “salesman” lol. The salesman (Kirby) points out each minor detail that is done to the shoe, big or small and could care less about the Machinery or how hard it is to do. The factory worker (Jim) doesn’t have much to say about the easy job parts, but makes sure to point out how difficult some of the machinery is to work, Kirby could care less lol.
That’s the way it has been with every production type job I’ve had. The ones that were hands-on with the product always felt like the salesman didn’t give them enough credit, and the ones who were all talk and never dealt with the product didn’t give a shit about how much work had to be done to fill the order lol. I’m so glad I’m going into the medical field instead now 🙏🏻
he is a "refined" gentleman who wears a suit to shave lmao
Very well said man.
And patients don't give a shit about how complex the patophysiology of disease and the way medical staff works, "give me the therapy and get the disease out of me forever asap".
*couldn't care less.... But totally agree with you! The way stuffs made is far more impressive than the finished item
If I were the owner of those shoes, I would have opted for the invisible channel. Another great Kirby Allison video. Thanks.
I'm a big fan of the invisible channel, but not everyone wants to pay for the extra work. Since it's done by hand, it's a significant amount of additional work. And Jim is the only one that does any of our shoes.
Great video! Liked and subbed.
Nice video!
This is one of my go-to videos when I want to see true shoe craftsmanship. Yes, Bedo's Leatherworks channel is great also, I watch him all the time, but I really like listening to the description of the work that's being done, and Kirby's interview style seems to bring out the passion in what these skilled craftsmen are doing. It's one thing to see skilled work being done, it's quite another to also feel the passion behind it. I don't think anyone displays this passion better than Kirby Allison and the Hanger Project.
Superb
Kirby , you need to do an interview with Robert Powers (aka Cobbler Bob) regarding Allen Edmonds. Besides being a gracious and wonderful guy, similar to yourself, he is an AE aficionado and expert I would say and he would be an intriguing guest.
I’m sure Jim is too busy working, but if he had his own channel I’m sure it would be popular. Before and after shows are fun to watch.
Kirby, you should let the Cobbler explain the whole restoration procedure instead of interrupting. Let him show the process of restoration in it’s entirety with a pair of Allen Edmonds that is really in need of repair. The sample shoe is still in pretty good shape, use a pair that is really in need of repair and see how good the Cobbler can restore it close to the original.
Great explanation - I will for certain use this program on my next shoe repair. The local guy here would only put vibrams on them to cover up the soles, which were close to needing to be replaced (To Boot New York Blake Stitched). I did not are for the vibram after using them for a week, and it made the silhouette too tall. If I send them in, the vibrams would be removed at no additional cost?
The Vibrams can be pulled off at no cost. For sure.
So I have a pair of all Allen Edmonds and I then used but they seem like they have been through the ringer and have some wrinkles? Is there a way to ride the wrinkles??
very good video and very nice work, new sub here
So this is an example of the Kirby Allison certified recrafting correct? And not the Sovereign Grade? Since he didn't do an invisible channel stitch on the welt stitching?
We have some photographs on the website.
I have a question:
Where can someone become an apprentice for becoming a shoe cobbler? Do you offer this at all? Thank you for your time. I enjoy your informative videos, I ask that you continue with this rare art.
Hi, what cleaner could you recommend to remove wax polish buildup from metal bits on AE loafers? Ty
An American shoe with a German soul...sole...beautiful!
i have a pair of Allen Edmonds simular to those and what will a process like that cost
Amazing job well done, very impressed. Where are you located? Thanks 🙏 for sharing.
Hello Mr. Allison,
Great video, very informative. A couple of questions:
1) Out of curiosity is blake stitching available?
2) And does your resoling process include a rubber sole option?
Yes and yes! We can do blake stitching, even with the invisible channel (which is very difficult). And we are able to resole with Dainite / Vibram soles. Once the order is placed and we receive the shoes, we are able to send various options.
I had a pair of walnut Allen Edmonds refurbed recently but they came back with rubber heels and the shoe was a darker color. Do you know of someone that could redo the color to walnut and put quality leather heels?
I use a 1/4 inch shoe lift on my right foot. Is there any way to add a 1/4 inch of stiff leather during repair program to the shoe? Tired of tearing out bottom of the shoe lining on each pair of shoes and moving the lift from shoe to shoe to shoe. Any ideas would be welcome! Thanks!