https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:05:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1059500 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:37:05 +0000 Kristin SF 1059500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Atlantia, please definitely post pics when you get the boots back. As a fellow shorty, this is an area that is of interest to me! Thanks so much for sharing!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1058898 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:53:52 +0000 Greyscale 1058898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never even thought of that solution! I bought 20 hole Docs ten years ago and only wore them twice because the shaft was too high. I sold them for a reasonable price, but I wish I'd known I could get them shortened. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1058874 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:33:37 +0000 JG 1058874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much for the info. I need mostly minor repairs or adjustments, but they're to well-loved items that I don't want to trust to someone I've picked out at random.<br /> Fingers crossed that your boots work out perfectly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1058833 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:09:39 +0000 Jjsloane 1058833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to know from another NOVA YLFer. I've only used Red Wing shoes for heel cutting down and tap replacements.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1058816 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:57:15 +0000 Atlantia 1058816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JG, I used the Cobbler's Bench. &nbsp;I think the overall owner is named Joe Stern, of Stern Shoe Repair Company and DC Leather and Finding Company. &nbsp;His direct email is&nbsp;<span><a href="mailto:joesme@me.com">joesme@me.com</a> and he was completely wonderful to work with. &nbsp;The Cobbler's Bench has many locations, but I was referred to Dragan at Landover for this specific project. &nbsp;He is supposedly a "wizard" with leather.<br /></span>I'll pick up my boots and report back with pictures this weekend.</p> <p><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cobblersbenchshoerepair.com/">http://www.cobblersbenchshoerepair.com/</a><br /></div><div>3321 75th Ave.</div><div>Suite B</div><div>Landover, MD 20785</p> <p><div>Also, might I say, I have stayed away from this community for far too long. &nbsp;I may not be able to play with fashion at work anymore, but I forgot what a lovely group I was depriving myself of! :)</div></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1057986 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:10:23 +0000 pil 1057986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope they look fabulous when he's done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1057956 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:48:35 +0000 JG 1057956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Atlantia, I live in the DC area and need a good shoe repair shop. Can you share the contact info? Thanks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1057942 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:39:01 +0000 Janet 1057942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I missed this thread earlier, but that is good to know. We have a decent cobbler and leather repair guy in Annapolis, but there are some jobs he won't take on. I hope the Docs work perfectly for you after the alteration! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1057906 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:18:59 +0000 Atlantia 1057906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the suggestion, pil.<br />On Nordie's recommendation, I wound up going around the Beltway and speaking with a seriously cool cobbler named Dragan.&nbsp; My boots will be ready on Thursday!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1054980 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:49:40 +0000 pil 1054980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There must be a Nordstrom in the area you could ask? If that is information they give out. When I had my personal shopper appointment recently the stylist mentioned that they have a very skilled cobbler they work with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boot-shortening-in-dc#post-1054883 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:12:09 +0000 Atlantia 1054883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello ladies!<br />I've been missing off the forums for quite some time....super strict work dress code has sapped the fun from dressing. :(<br />Anyway, I did get an awesome pair of Doc 20 eyelet boots recently, but as a shorty they need to be shortened.<br />Does anyone have a recommendation for a good cobbler in the NOVA/MD/DC area?&nbsp; I have wanted these boots for a long time, and I know losing just an inch in shaft height will make all the difference.<br />Thank you all so much! </p>