The yellow suede is not personally my style but I really appreciated seeing how skilled this craftsman was in restoring the shoes! Great job! Thank you for showing us your excellent work!
You should appreciate em for showing the shoe as it is after restoration...cuz most of RU-vidrs colour correct the videos to highlight the richness of the product
@@CyberMinkk actually buying clothes and wearing them brings down their value most people sell expensive clothes and second hand fashion is becoming very popular since it doesnt only consist of real second hand clothing anymore most clothing is worn once and someone else will be able to enjoy it- however people that throw it away after having worn it once i want to murder for not showing any sense of value i am not even poor or avarage but i cant see that happening
I was just thinking I hope that customer asked for that color cause that’s way to yellow and dark. I’d be pissed if I came to pick them up and that was the color
The orange color is also inconsistent. There are just blobs of orange where he applied WAY too much dye all at once. Even "Insider" noticed how crappy it looks because they went as far as enhancing the color in the thumbnail to make it look better and more consistent lmao. It doesn't look that good in the vid unfortunately 😂
Yeah the shoes are supposed to be BEIGE. and they are still stretched and misshapen. Them not being beige is crazy though, and yeah almost $800 shoes....you would think the dye would be put on a little more carefully... Its just not what I was expecting for a final reveal.
As someone who does professional custom finishing, refinishing, restorations, etc (furniture, cabinets, wood) this was a textbook restoration but the execution throughout was just average at best. The dying at the end seemed especially rushed, resulting in the shade inconsistencies. Still a solid how to guide.
@@AugustasRimke that was very uncalled for, I’m pondering what led you to act like this. Maybe it was due to the fact that you are a person on the internet that makes fun of people for personal pleasure. In conclusion, this was out of context and your not very good at making people feel bad for themselves. Try again later.
I mean, suede is treated and conditioned totally differently from oil tanned and patent leather. It requires a totally separate set of tools. Though it did sound pretty redundant :)
Me too I noticed that too. Dude used water on the suede and the suede soap he used wasn’t needed.. suede should be brush with a certain brush and if there’s dirt spots or small scuffs u can use a shoe eraser that u battery run on the markings on tryout suede. Don’t ever use water or soap for suede
@@roboutland how do you plan on giving the animal their skin back from that shoe? it’s a bit late now, might as well do the best you can repairing it because it’s already done (and repairing means you’re not buying any more shoes with suede…)
I have seen some great restorations on this channel. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of them. I would be very unhappy if I received these shoes back. While the shoe repair was excellent the suede color was patchy and uneven.
No honey, you should see VETIVER channel he takes care a lot of the details I believe he is perfectionist, not like this guy (to be honest, his work is a mess!)
He chose what colors he wanted, They look beautiful in his eyes and he did an amazing job restoring it. This video wasn't made to cater everyones style just what he imagined for the new improved shoe. Lovely job sir 🥰
I don’t think you understand that he’s catering to a customer who wants their shoes restored. Restoring something means bringing it back to its original state. If they were his shoes, fine, paint em purple for I care. But this isn’t a good restoration
its really not it. it should have looked closer to a color of the skin. the dye is uneven as hell, and he forgot to "restore" the branding and the size text on the bottom. edit: i might have been wrong on the color(because the edges were orange), but still its uneven as hell
@@stoichr3324 I don't claim to be a professional restorer like this guy is.... I wouldn't destroy an expensive shoe like this and leave it to a real professional. Even so, I think I would actually be able to do at least a better job than this...
@@SucaadWarsame987 extremely. To be perfectly honest, these designer shoes were ok before restoration, now they are only suitable for the garbage bin.... 😖 pretty much destroyed.
@@NWKohout No. It's not the original colour at all. Far from it. And also a shoe like this should never ever have black rubber souls.... Again: these shoes aren't restored, they're destroyed (I'm in the restoration business myself btw, not shoes... but the principles are the same.)
I can´t ignore the feeling something went wrong with the restoration of the suede. Besides, that color is way different to what it should look like as new. Good job but not quite...
@@suzynobles34 these are designer shoes. They don't have cheap black rubber soles obviously. Instead it should be light coloured leather. Putting this black rubber on it is just like restoring a painting and instead of carefully recreating the original masterpiece and keeping as much of it as possible just spray it with turpentine and remove the old paint and after that simply use a paint roller to add one random colour of new paint on the now destroyed canvas. Anyone who knows anything about shoes or about restoration wouldn't ever even consider doing something insane like adding budget black rubber on a designer shoe. It's ridiculous this video is online to praise craftsmanship while this guy is clearly a disaster who knows nothing at all about restoring shoes....
@@kayz-art Unlike paintings, shoes are made to be worn. Perhaps the person who owns them wanted a greater degree of waterproofing or didn’t want to have to re-sole the shoe constantly. Once they purchase a product, it is theirs to do with as they wish.
@@redmanish rubber soles wear waaaay faster than new leather soles. Plus rubber soles and especially black rubber soles look incredibly ugly on a shoe like this. Not to mention the horrible paint job. As mentioned somewhere else it is up to the owner, but I doubt anyone wanted this. Regardless, it has absolutely nothing to do with restoring the shoes like is claimed in this video! It's destroying them, making them worthless instead of the 750 dollar mentioned (which they would certainly have been worth when restored properly!). And I'd say any shoe maker who knows his stuff and takes some pride in his work would simply refuse if a customer would ask to put black rubber soles on designer shoes like these and even if they would do it they would do it secretively instead of sharing it on RU-vid because they would be utterly ashamed of it...
Very satisfying video to watch and most of it relaxing to watch. Perhaps if the color was requested to be changed, investing the time to fully mask the shoe and use an airbrush for the dye would have been better. Certain leather dyes (especially suede dyes) do not distribute evenly unless the applicator itself provides an even spread (which is extremely difficult with a paintbrush) and the leather type accepts dye and/or diffuses it evenly (which suede usually does not). Anyhoo, my two cents as a leather artist. :)
I studied fashion design and currently work in the industry and to this day I'm still fascinated at the strength and wide use of glue in shoe making. In my head stitches are the number one way to secure fabrics, trims etc and glue is usually a rare component.
This is why I find it very funny when the hardcore Historical Accuracy people on costube go "screw it" and wind up hotgluing things together. (Usually with hats, where I don't think hot glue's tendency to not stick very long if pressed would be an issue.)
What an artist and craftsman. Kudos to the lady who used her shoes until there was nothing left, and the gentleman who worked miracles on restoring them. Here, such quantity of work would cost more than a pair of new shoes.
Honestly my only thing was ... why didn’t he sand down the toe box to take the scraps away from the front instead he just painted over them he should’ve taken the finish off the leather and then painted and refinished the toe box after sanding down the damaged areas
So many people do not apply suede dye, very professional job. I thought you would have brushed the suede again after the dye was dry. Is it not possible to get suede extremely soft again/ like new, after it's been used to that extent?
@@wisdomfox857 I'm curious about the cost as well, just because even though they said these were very expensive shoes to begin with, and let's even say this person were selling these shoes, now that the shoes have been used, and restored, could the restorer even reasonably ask for two day's worth of pay for them??
You can see if you look carefully that the shoes have faded unevenly (and he also mentions this) so that's why the color looks blotchy when he applies the new dye.
I bought the exact same pair of flats for a very good priced (authenticity checked as well) now I want to repair them as well, I am curious as how much it'll all cost
What the hell is this new color? Chanel shoes are black and beige, not yellow! Beige is one of the signature color of the brand, now the shoes look fake. What a mess...
I know, one of the whole points of this shoe is the beige color. It's a classic. The yellow color just didnt look right. And they are still stretched out and misshapen.
I don’t like the the color Choice, but those are not splotches. They are the fibers laying in different directions. Suede and leather has a “nap“ which leaves fingerprints and marks when fibers are touched and oriented differently. Kind of like rubbing a silky sofa or blanket, and how the fibers turn different directions and you can draw patterns or write your name if you brush them one way or the other…… And then brush it all back the same direction to erase it and start over. I’m pretty positive 95% of those marks and splotches are fibers oriented differently. Which is magnified by the Bright studio filming lights. I’ve done a lot of leather work. Designing and making my own patterns, doing small repairs, and even complete large scale restorations. Spent years collecting and making my own leather tooling based from and think cobblers and leather workers equipment. Then finding and meticulously restoring three vintage leather sewing machines. It’s a small part of my workshop, but I very much enjoy leather work. I am NOT a professional. I am simply a full-time self-employed woodworker, who has learned leather simply because I enjoy it.... and because sometimes it is necessary in my work. I love restoring rare violin cases made from fine alligator and other leather materials. From the mid-1800s onward. I don’t work with suede often. I find it more difficult than even the most fragile alligator, or lizard/other reptile. However, suede and even coarse grained leathers can easily have that splotchy look. Even when new. They should have brushed the fibers all the same direction for the final film reveal.
I'm not a ballerina but I found this video to be interesting & loved watching the restoration of the CC ballerina slippers! Just beautiful!! 💕👣💃🏼 What he's doing is truly an art!😍😊
I wish they would say how much the work costs. I’m curious if it is something that is actually cost-effective? Or if people only do it because they are sentimental about the item.
