Miracle Shoe Repair in Miami does indeed work miracles. Not just with repairing shoes for men and women, but designer handbags as well, and serious restoration more than worthy of luxury brands. I found them through the French owner of a hair salon in Coral Gables who wears nothing but Louboutin shoes and sports Hermes bags. You have to see below the before and after photos to believe it. Plus, their charges are fair considering the time they put in and quality of their work.
Miracle is owned and run by a father and son team from Argentina who learned their trade by apprenticing. You walk into the shop and the vibe is low key, just like they are. They do everything from relining the inside of leather and suede shoes and handbags, “recoloring” handbags and resoling the iconic red soled Louboutins to restoring the leather that has separated from high heels and fixing shoes chewed by dogs.
My test of their talents were two Hermes look alike handbags. One had a handle with stitching that was coming apart; in the other the color was coming off the handles, bottom that the bag rests on, and sides; in other words, areas with the most use.
Restoring the color was a three day process. First, the cleaning. Then, they had to match the color since Hermes’ colors can not be purchased. Color in hand, they brush on the color, being careful not to paint over the white stitching or to leave brush marks. Final step, conditioning. The result? Like new.
The bag that needed to be restitched also came out perfectly. To give you an idea of their prices: changing linings, from $180; changing handles such as in a Louis Vuitton tote, from $200; cleaning,recoloring and reconditioning a handbag, from $200.
Miracle Shoe Repair in Miami, 2429 Galliano St., Coral Gables, FL 33134. Tel.305-443-5217.
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Good to know!! I’ll visit soon.
Have been looking for someone like this! Thank you!
What a find!!! You always have great recommendations.
Karen,
I also recommend Brickell Shoe Repair and Alterations. Also a father and son (possibly also from Argentina). The son is an artisan at heart. He re-invented a vintage crocodile bag from the 50s or 60s in poor shape that belonged to my mother and which my daughter absolutely wanted to keep. He cleaned it up, repaired it and added some stripes of crocodile leather to parts which were beyond repair. It now looks really really nice.
He doesn’t get enough jobs like these but really enjoys using his creativity to re-invent that bag.
Good to know, thank you.