Another newbie here. I appreciate you explaining about the cinch nails. I was literally asking myself, "I wonder what keeps the nail points from sticking through"? I'm really enjoying your content. It takes me back to the early 1960's when I was a young boy, getting metal taps on my shoes at Mason Shoe Repair on Logan Street in Louisville, Kentucky. He had all the same kind of green machinery you have in your shop. I loved hearing the "kachunk, kachunk, kachunk" of the stitching machine. And the smells of the leather, glue and polish, I'll never forget. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
So many times, we see with high priced clothing and footwear we get cheaply made items and all we are paying for is a name, your excellent work highlights this issue in this instance. Well done to you both.
As an avid collector and spender of money on fine things I’ve never understood spending more then 100$ on a pair of jeans More then 300$ on shoes Or more then 500$ on a pair of boots People will actually spend 100$ on a tee shirt that cost 2$ to manufacture, 1$ to ship, and .50 cents to print “Gucci” on Its nuts There are diminishing returns on everything, but there is no added value after a specific point Gucci and all those big brands make a living off of having no added value It’s crazy I wish I could sell a product with a 90% profit margin, and people not think it’s a scam
I (for one) appreciate seeing the level of construction quality of varied brands. More and more, I'm lovin' my AEs. Get 'em on sale, a set of shoe trees, some conditioner/cream, can't beat the value for the money. Thanks fellers... and we need intro'd to that fine animal keeping morale high 'round the shop.
I personally enjoyed the,"Do Not Pass Go" humor above everything. Guys, we all need to laugh. The world is increasingly dark. Jokes and humor are so crucial for our sanity today. Thankyou as always fellas! Love Everything you put into your work
Yes the color of the kislux is beautiful and it is a great decision, maybe one day they will add feet and straps. It would be nice to have a bigger bag during the colder months when we have to store gloves, beanies, scarves, etc…
what are the most common mishaps that happen in a cobbler shop? what happens when youre skiving the sole and it slipped, slicing the adjacent material? what happens when youre trimming the burr from the drum sander and it slips, poking a hole or scratching the upper? Cheers gentlemen!
FYI - I ordered some sandals from Southern Polished and I hated them... well for the first day. Now, a few days later, they are GREAT! And they feel better with each passing day. They will get their use this summer. You guys are cool and I enjoy your videos.
Ha…yeah, some folks find that there’s a small break-in period. Like you said, once you break them in, they’re very comfy. Thanks for supporting the biz!
Great work gents and always appreciate the insights. You should get what you pay for but that's not how the world works some times. As a fisherman and outdoor type I got an upgrade on my wading boots. I suffered for years with cheap ones and old hiking boots until last Christmas. What a huge difference on my feet and back after a day of wading through the rocks. I may not be the high end shoes and boots guy but those loafers have been Potter and Sons upgraded proper. Blessings
Nice work. I’d wear those if I could go back to the future, and walk down Hollywood Boulevard in the early 1980s, after midnight before dropping into the disco to get some!
I've been watching you guys when you were still in your last shop, but I have been wanting to send a pair of florsheim boots that I would like to get resoled, but never really know where to look even when I was on your website I didn't know what I had to do to send them in.
I don't know much about shoes, but I love watching what you guys do. I've been learning a lot. Not having had the money to buy a 'great' pair, have you ever done a video with recommendations for different price points?
An attorney friend of mine has either these or very similar Prada shoes. I offered to renourish the leather and give them a proper polish and he agreed. So I took them home and got to work on them. I quickly noticed that the soles must be glued on. I was not impressed at all. I also was not overly impressed with the leather.
Really nice video!! As a designer I am learning a lot thanks to this! Pretty sad to realise this about Prada shoes... I am wondering if it's still like thise today ? Also it could be really interesting to compare and see how Dior or Berluti formal shoes are made, I think it is the highest quality you could have from a designer brand... !! Let's see!
i purchased a vintage pair of Florsheim Imperials all original 1973ish by date code. Id love to donate them to have the same overhaul done, and let you guys donate them to another. How do i go about that?
I have a pair of Prada dress shoes that had molded rubber soles. The soles eventually disintegrated to a a sticky mess. Luckily I was able to have the soles replaced with leather. The shoes are great otherwise. I’ve learned to stay away from expensive shoes with molded rubber soles.
Nice video but I noticed half soles are not blended into the leather sole, you folks usually blend in half soles, any reason why this pair was done differently?
Content idea: demonstrate how the quality of designer brands, like To Boot New York by Adam Derrick, can widely vary because they get their shoes from different factories. Old To Boot’s were made by much higher quality makers, like Gravati, with very nice leather, soles, and excellent construction. Most of the stuff today is crap. Ferragamo has 3 different lines (all overpriced) but the quality varies a lot.
I have a 20 year old pair of to boot dress Chelsea boots with really nice leather that can be used as an example. A bad cobbler replaced the Blake sole years ago with a glued on leather half sole that made the shoes unwearable. I’ve held on to them for over a decade because they still look so nice and I hate the idea of throwing them out
I understand the lesser quality construction of many designer shoes because you are paying for the name, but corrected grain leather??? That's a hard pass. Gucci shoes may be grossly overpriced and not worth what they charge and have fiberboard heels, but at least they are stitched together (the 1953 models) and they use fantastic quality leather. But the Kiowa bit loafer from TLB Mallorca is actually a better made shoe with higher quality materials for a fraction of the cost of a Gucci 1953. Those Prada shoes are an abomination!
One of the groups that dress the struggling for success would be thrilled to have them. Some young man could gain the confidence he needs to thrive. Blessings on you and your business.
@@sharryjones5200seems like suiting people up with solid dress shoes with a good shine should be the goal of these charities. Not sure where designer shoes fit in on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Can’t promise we’ll be able to do a video but you’re welcome to email us some pics or send them in for repair. If they catch our eye, there’s always a possibility we’ll use them in a video. Thanks.
I have a friend who spends a lot on designer shoes (ysl, prada abd gucci mostly). And when i point how absurdly it is what he is paying (i too spend a lot on shoes, but classic british) and he simply doesn't care. It's like he sees that as inherent, 'the way it is...The way they are made...' what's even more bizarre, he comes from a family of cobblers.
Prada loafers are cement constructed, use paper board, and put a bookbinder-esque plastic coating on the leather? I’m shocked! Shocked I say. A quick search for “men’s black Prada loafers” shows prices ranging from $700 to $1,200. What a rip-off. Crockett & Jones / Edward Green pricing for Marc Jacobs construction.
I do not buy designer brands (Gucci, Boss, S. Oliver, Zegna, Bugatti etc.) as most of them do not have shoe factories of their own. So they farm out their production to various anonymous factories, so you never know what you're going to get. And of course the most money you spend is on the name of the designer.
Can't say I'm surprised. Too many times, you pay for the name and what you get just ain't worth it. People don't mind spending money if they at least get value for it--which didn't happen here.
What makes them cost that amount of money is the brand,not the quaility of the shoe itself,which is a shame,so totally not worth it,sometimes you both should look more into the vintage or second hand shoes
Soooo many crap items that cost waaaay too much. And, they are narrow toe crushers. I saw the $10 2nd hand store price. Good to ‘pay it forward’ and bless someone with new-ish shoes. Karma.
Let me just say that, and this goes out to your viewers and customers, this is not the first time I see YSL, Prada, Ferragamo on here. Do people just get caught up in the name? Are these on sale or clearance because these shoes are ugly, cheap, and poor examples of footwear from these designer labels. I have several pair from each of these and they are very high quality examples....you have to know what you're picking up guys...where is the taste level at? And then to turn these over to have them worked on. These are not typical Prada...those previous [boots?] several months back from Saint Laurent Paris were horrible. Anybody and EVERYBODY makes great stuff and crap...the label and the box shouldnt blind your ability to select great stuff....that lies in the individual for crying out loud....lol.
They probably end up being the lower end models and go on sale as you said. Edit: that being said the sale price is still probably really expensive compared to a quality product that can be had for way less.
I agree that many brands can make a higher quality line. With that being said, we will definitely hold firm on the fact that anyone buying shoes from a designer (excluding Ralph Lauren, in many cases) is usually overpaying for what they’re getting. The best shoes on the market are usually made by “shoe makers”. Ralph Lauren often partners with amazing shoe makers like Crockett & Jones or others. Again, not knocking any designer shoes you’ve purchased. I own a pair of Gucci horsebit loafers. Amazing leather uppers and they feel great on my feet. Are they worth the price tag? Absolutely not.
How dare you put a Prada logo back in those shoes you rebuilt. Yep I'm having a laugh. You made them so much better than they were originally. They are still ugly, but at least they are proper shoes now.
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Thank you, big fan of your work by the way!
Another newbie here. I appreciate you explaining about the cinch nails. I was literally asking myself, "I wonder what keeps the nail points from sticking through"?
I'm really enjoying your content. It takes me back to the early 1960's when I was a young boy, getting metal taps on my shoes at Mason Shoe Repair on Logan Street in Louisville, Kentucky. He had all the same kind of green machinery you have in your shop. I loved hearing the "kachunk, kachunk, kachunk" of the stitching machine. And the smells of the leather, glue and polish, I'll never forget. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
That’s really neat! Thanks for sharing and for watching.
Dave happens when the last is inside the door during new construction, if you're wondering.
So many times, we see with high priced clothing and footwear we get cheaply made items and all we are paying for is a name, your excellent work highlights this issue in this instance. Well done to you both.
As an avid collector and spender of money on fine things
I’ve never understood spending more then 100$ on a pair of jeans
More then 300$ on shoes
Or more then 500$ on a pair of boots
People will actually spend 100$ on a tee shirt that cost 2$ to manufacture, 1$ to ship, and .50 cents to print “Gucci” on
Its nuts
There are diminishing returns on everything, but there is no added value after a specific point
Gucci and all those big brands make a living off of having no added value
It’s crazy
I wish I could sell a product with a 90% profit margin, and people not think it’s a scam
I (for one) appreciate seeing the level of construction quality of varied brands. More and more, I'm lovin' my AEs. Get 'em on sale, a set of shoe trees, some conditioner/cream, can't beat the value for the money. Thanks fellers... and we need intro'd to that fine animal keeping morale high 'round the shop.
I agree. AE’s are still a great shoe, especially if you catch them on sale. Love resoling AE’s!
something about watching true craftsmen work is so mesmerizing
You Guys made a better pair than the original. Excellent work. Cheers.
I personally enjoyed the,"Do Not Pass Go" humor above everything. Guys, we all need to laugh. The world is increasingly dark. Jokes and humor are so crucial for our sanity today.
Thankyou as always fellas! Love Everything you put into your work
Well said! A little comedy is needed in life.
The metal hammer onto the metal side tag moment was a massive LOL.
They were tappy taps and didn’t hurt it at all.
They couldn’t look any better even brand new.
Thanks!
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Great job. Awesome advice . You made those shoes far better than they were before .
Thanks so much!
never fails to impress me with craftsmanship guys. as always..... S A L U T E!!!!
Thank you!
Yes the color of the kislux is beautiful and it is a great decision, maybe one day they will add feet and straps. It would be nice to have a bigger bag during the colder months when we have to store gloves, beanies, scarves, etc…
what are the most common mishaps that happen in a cobbler shop? what happens when youre skiving the sole and it slipped, slicing the adjacent material? what happens when youre trimming the burr from the drum sander and it slips, poking a hole or scratching the upper?
Cheers gentlemen!
FYI - I ordered some sandals from Southern Polished and I hated them... well for the first day. Now, a few days later, they are GREAT! And they feel better with each passing day. They will get their use this summer. You guys are cool and I enjoy your videos.
Ha…yeah, some folks find that there’s a small break-in period. Like you said, once you break them in, they’re very comfy. Thanks for supporting the biz!
Thanks for explaining the thing about the nails. It's a tiny thing, but I aways wonder about that.
Outstanding work great to real craftsmanship still exist 😊
Great work gents and always appreciate the insights. You should get what you pay for but that's not how the world works some times. As a fisherman and outdoor type I got an upgrade on my wading boots. I suffered for years with cheap ones and old hiking boots until last Christmas. What a huge difference on my feet and back after a day of wading through the rocks. I may not be the high end shoes and boots guy but those loafers have been Potter and Sons upgraded proper. Blessings
Just ordered four of the $10 shirts, can’t wait to get them in!
Thanks! Hope you like them.
Yay! Just in time for post-work viewing!
Great job, guys!
Nice work. I’d wear those if I could go back to the future, and walk down Hollywood Boulevard in the early 1980s, after midnight before dropping into the disco to get some!
Great job . They may be worth something, now.
At 1:30 - Do you buy those sole pieces pre-cut like that in various sizes? If so what suppliers do you recommend I'm trying to track down some. Thanks
I've been watching you guys when you were still in your last shop, but I have been wanting to send a pair of florsheim boots that I would like to get resoled, but never really know where to look even when I was on your website I didn't know what I had to do to send them in.
Send us an email to customerservice@potterandsons.com and we can walk you through it. Thanks!
I don't know much about shoes, but I love watching what you guys do. I've been learning a lot. Not having had the money to buy a 'great' pair, have you ever done a video with recommendations for different price points?
Just ordered some sandals at the start of this video. I hope they are here before it ends.
😉 Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy them.
An attorney friend of mine has either these or very similar Prada shoes. I offered to renourish the leather and give them a proper polish and he agreed. So I took them home and got to work on them. I quickly noticed that the soles must be glued on. I was not impressed at all. I also was not overly impressed with the leather.
Thanks for the information.👍🏻👍🏻
Normally like new ;) This is magic. Greetings from Poland from the city of Radomsko.
Thank you for this. For so many years getting scammed.
good video thanks
How often do you replace the shoe anvil (I dont know what it's name) from all the nail damage?
Definitely better than they were; some lucky feller might end up with those! Another success and upgrade from "what was"! Be Safe
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Great video. Very entertaining
Glad you enjoyed it
Really nice video!! As a designer I am learning a lot thanks to this! Pretty sad to realise this about Prada shoes... I am wondering if it's still like thise today ?
Also it could be really interesting to compare and see how Dior or Berluti formal shoes are made, I think it is the highest quality you could have from a designer brand... !! Let's see!
We’ve worked on Berluti’s before. Very nice quality shoes!
i purchased a vintage pair of Florsheim Imperials all original 1973ish by date code. Id love to donate them to have the same overhaul done, and let you guys donate them to another. How do i go about that?
That’s very nice! Please feel free to mail them to us at our Potter & Sons shop. We’ll spruce them up a bit and give them to a good cause. Thank you!
@@TrentonHeath where do i send them?
Great job guys! Who do you get your supplies through?
Several places but primarily Ruby and Frankford.
@TrentonHeath thanks!! I've been given courage to try my hand on my old motorcycle boots...it may be a disaster, but...🤣
You guy's are the bestest
I'm in the Forrest Fan Club!
Perhaps you have done this already, I don't recall, but I would like to see your top 5 or 10 high-quality shoe favorites.
I have a pair of Prada dress shoes that had molded rubber soles. The soles eventually disintegrated to a a sticky mess. Luckily I was able to have the soles replaced with leather. The shoes are great otherwise. I’ve learned to stay away from expensive shoes with molded rubber soles.
Nice video but I noticed half soles are not blended into the leather sole, you folks usually blend in half soles, any reason why this pair was done differently?
Thanks. That’s not a half sole. It’s a sole protector that is placed on top of the sole.
Glossy patent leather?
Wonder if they were comfortable
They’re constructed with hWHAT now??
Is there a video of a pair of your sandals being made
Yes, we have a couple of different videos.
Are some Pradas higher quality?
Content idea: demonstrate how the quality of designer brands, like To Boot New York by Adam Derrick, can widely vary because they get their shoes from different factories. Old To Boot’s were made by much higher quality makers, like Gravati, with very nice leather, soles, and excellent construction. Most of the stuff today is crap. Ferragamo has 3 different lines (all overpriced) but the quality varies a lot.
I have a 20 year old pair of to boot dress Chelsea boots with really nice leather that can be used as an example. A bad cobbler replaced the Blake sole years ago with a glued on leather half sole that made the shoes unwearable. I’ve held on to them for over a decade because they still look so nice and I hate the idea of throwing them out
Also might be because I wore them at my wedding, or at least that’s the reason I tell my wife when she asks me why I haven’t thrown them out yet.
With as many other business concerns as you guys have going on, how many hours per day/week do you actually spend working on shoes?
Shoes like that only get repaired when someone else has a pair in worse condition 😊
I understand the lesser quality construction of many designer shoes because you are paying for the name, but corrected grain leather??? That's a hard pass. Gucci shoes may be grossly overpriced and not worth what they charge and have fiberboard heels, but at least they are stitched together (the 1953 models) and they use fantastic quality leather. But the Kiowa bit loafer from TLB Mallorca is actually a better made shoe with higher quality materials for a fraction of the cost of a Gucci 1953. Those Prada shoes are an abomination!
True on all points! 👍
I caught that as well.
One of the groups that dress the struggling for success would be thrilled to have them. Some young man could gain the confidence he needs to thrive. Blessings on you and your business.
@@sharryjones5200seems like suiting people up with solid dress shoes with a good shine should be the goal of these charities. Not sure where designer shoes fit in on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
That is one handsome dog. German short hair?
Worth $10 apparently 😂
I dont know alot about how to do anything with shoes but wear them, how does the leather roughing tool not catch the sewing threads ?
I bet most of the viewers won't understand the Ace Venture reference 😂
😁😁
You both look tired, have a good night, take it easy.
That is what they wear in NEW York City.
Carmina is a great brand for anyone looking for high quality. But they're pretty pricey 😕
i always ask myself why you guys cut the nails instead of pulling/punching them out !?
People who buy these type of shoes might have FU money.
The shoes look great, I'm not sure if the average owner cares about longevity.
He doesn't have many tools and he spreads the glue with his finger : Transforming 6-Year-Old Shoes Into New
I have a pair of Ferragamo mens dress shoes that need a new sole and heel. Can I send them in for you to do a video on them?
Can’t promise we’ll be able to do a video but you’re welcome to email us some pics or send them in for repair. If they catch our eye, there’s always a possibility we’ll use them in a video. Thanks.
Isn’t this how it is with a lot of designers/ luxury brands? Cost almost nothing to make but sold at exorbitant prices?!
So, these are like Lucchese.. paying more for the name?
i tried on a pair of Prada shoes .. it fit so perfectly and felt so good.. never had another shoe fit so nicely.. but yaeahh.. way over priced
I have a friend who spends a lot on designer shoes (ysl, prada abd gucci mostly). And when i point how absurdly it is what he is paying (i too spend a lot on shoes, but classic british) and he simply doesn't care. It's like he sees that as inherent, 'the way it is...The way they are made...' what's even more bizarre, he comes from a family of cobblers.
Watching your videos always gives me HAPPY FEET!!
😁 Glad you enjoy them. Thanks for watching!
K mart quality Prada prices! Such a wast of your artisanal talents.
How much does Prada pay for being a billboard for them to lure in more suckers to buy cheap shoes at a high price?
Number rule for buying shoes is don't buy them from a company whose main business isn't making shoes.
Only shoe I can wear without laces are flops.. Loafers fly off my feet
Not being critical, only curious. Why don’t you wear eye protection when snip-clipping those nails?
Paying 1300$ for a 100$ quality shoes is crazy.
I heard a tailor say the same thing about a Prada suit.....cheap construction.
I tried to get through on the website about my biker boots, don't know if I went through the right channels. Difficult for a technophobe 🤨
What a pair of these shoes cost I could live for a month without working 😅
Prada loafers are cement constructed, use paper board, and put a bookbinder-esque plastic coating on the leather? I’m shocked! Shocked I say. A quick search for “men’s black Prada loafers” shows prices ranging from $700 to $1,200. What a rip-off. Crockett & Jones / Edward Green pricing for Marc Jacobs construction.
Sign us up for the Edward Green’s! ✋
Those loafers look like they're from the 90's. Out of fashion.
I do not buy designer brands (Gucci, Boss, S. Oliver, Zegna, Bugatti etc.) as most of them do not have shoe factories of their own. So they farm out their production to various anonymous factories, so you never know what you're going to get. And of course the most money you spend is on the name of the designer.
These are built like brunt's boots for like 10 times the price
For $10, these may have been Prada knockoffs?
That codes doesn’t even get 5% off.
It should provide an additional 5% off of the sale they’re already running.
Can't say I'm surprised. Too many times, you pay for the name and what you get just ain't worth it. People don't mind spending money if they at least get value for it--which didn't happen here.
Works for all you Apple folks...
The rest of us can buy a t-shirt.
What makes them cost that amount of money is the brand,not the quaility of the shoe itself,which is a shame,so totally not worth it,sometimes you both should look more into the vintage or second hand shoes
These brands are not worth nothing.
It is just the name.
Soooo many crap items that cost waaaay too much. And, they are narrow toe crushers. I saw the $10 2nd hand store price. Good to ‘pay it forward’ and bless someone with new-ish shoes. Karma.
I would be embarrassed to wear those on many levels.
All of the higher end name brands are a ripoff price wise compared to the actual quality of the products used.
Well done, Gents. You improved an overpriced pair of shoes. Too bad the quality does not stand up to the name.
You can spend thousands on a suit, and it is still cloth and thread......just like a cheap suit😂😂😂😂😂
Let me just say that, and this goes out to your viewers and customers, this is not the first time I see YSL, Prada, Ferragamo on here. Do people just get caught up in the name? Are these on sale or clearance because these shoes are ugly, cheap, and poor examples of footwear from these designer labels. I have several pair from each of these and they are very high quality examples....you have to know what you're picking up guys...where is the taste level at? And then to turn these over to have them worked on. These are not typical Prada...those previous [boots?] several months back from Saint Laurent Paris were horrible. Anybody and EVERYBODY makes great stuff and crap...the label and the box shouldnt blind your ability to select great stuff....that lies in the individual for crying out loud....lol.
They probably end up being the lower end models and go on sale as you said.
Edit: that being said the sale price is still probably really expensive compared to a quality product that can be had for way less.
I agree that many brands can make a higher quality line. With that being said, we will definitely hold firm on the fact that anyone buying shoes from a designer (excluding Ralph Lauren, in many cases) is usually overpaying for what they’re getting. The best shoes on the market are usually made by “shoe makers”. Ralph Lauren often partners with amazing shoe makers like Crockett & Jones or others. Again, not knocking any designer shoes you’ve purchased. I own a pair of Gucci horsebit loafers. Amazing leather uppers and they feel great on my feet. Are they worth the price tag? Absolutely not.
Only Maxwells and John Lobb are any good.
No
How dare you put a Prada logo back in those shoes you rebuilt. Yep I'm having a laugh. You made them so much better than they were originally. They are still ugly, but at least they are proper shoes now.
What a shame to see your skills wasted on these hideous shoes.
Myth busted l o l
Did the devil wear those?
No cork No Good