https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/altering-boots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 14:06:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/altering-boots#post-36918 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:51:03 +0000 Anonymous 36918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How interesting Alecia. I have never thought of using a cobbler in so many ways. Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/altering-boots#post-36811 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:17:14 +0000 Alecia 36811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think both of those things sound doable, Maya. I wouldn't know the price. The key would be finding a good cobbler. I heart my cobbler. I'm in there every other week, it seems. She's always giving me great tips on stuff. I was complaining to her how hard it was to get boots that fit my calves and she told me they could put inserts in leather boots to get the right calf width. So I'm certain these more cosmetic things could be done. </p> <p>This isn't the same type of repairi but my dogs have chewed up the heels on shoes before. I was always sure they were beyond repair but my cobbler has fixed them all. In my mind, the cobbler is right up there with the tailor in a woman's fashion team - a must have! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/altering-boots#post-36789 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:11:32 +0000 Maya 36789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does anyone know if it's possible to add things to boots? I don't think it is, and if it is, it's probably expensive, but I'm just curious. I feel as though my LC boots, comfy as they are and much as I love them, are kind of boring. A little buckle/strap detail somewhere would really make them perfect. I don't even know where to find or buy a buckle that would match, but it's something I've been thinking about for a while now. If I do somehow find a buckle, I guess I could take it to a cobbler or a leather repair place and have them sew it on. Is this something they would do, even if it's not on their standard list of services? </p> <p>Secondly, and probably more doable: I have some claret colored boots I got from Boden a couple of years ago. Love them to bits, except for the tassel ties at the sides. I liked them in theory, but in practice they're just irritating. They constantly come untied throughout the day, and they're much too long and seem a bit bulky on the sides. I think I'd just like them to be sleeker. I think a good cobbler could probably easily remove them and sew up the pleat on the sides, but I have no idea what it would cost. Any ideas? </p>