https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:41:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1323068 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:06:56 +0000 Laurinda 1323068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A helpful post, but note that it is from 9 months ago.<br />Too bad it was resurrected by a spammer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1323051 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:45:18 +0000 Gaylene 1323051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a senior, I take falls VERY seriously so I have all my fashion shoes re-done by a cobbler. I just had the plastic heel of my new Okalas replaced with a rubber one and it makes a huge difference. I walk fast and I need my footwear to do their job without putting me on the ground unexpectedly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1323046 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:34:59 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1323046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mander, hope you are not too badly hurt! I agree, the cobbler can do wonders, but if the issue is just a slick leather sole on new shoes, a bit of sanding with sandpaper will make a big difference. Or go walk around on some gritty concrete for a couple minutes, same difference! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1060962 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:30:50 +0000 Thistle 1060962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for posting this!&nbsp; I slipped at work with a new pair of shoes. The bottoms were leather, but still slippery.</p> <p>Looks like it is time to take them to&nbsp;the cobbler. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1060796 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:29:07 +0000 gryffin 1060796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mander - I also highly recommend a cobbler.&nbsp; I have a great pair of Charles David spanish style riding boots that came with leather soles.&nbsp; Scuffing and tape did not solve the slippery problem.&nbsp; My cobbler applied a very thing rubber sole (must be about 1/8" to the sole and heel area and they have been great ever since.&nbsp; It's three years out and the sole and heel are still holding up well and you would never know anything had been done.&nbsp; Good luck but it is so not worth the risk of hurting yourself without getting them fixed!!&nbsp; PS the rubber does make the sound much softer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1060747 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:09:25 +0000 Mrs Moo 1060747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mander, definitely try the cobbler, mine is a genius and can do anything, including when things are so worn down they appear unfixable! Are you still in the same city? I used to use a great cobbler in the Green Market but it's closed now to make way for the new bit of&nbsp;Eldon Sq </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1060731 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:52:54 +0000 Gigi 1060731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Consider this another vote for the cobbler and having rubber heel tips put on instead of the plastic. Plastic must be cheaper, because I see it on so many shoes. It's irritating--and loud. I just had this done on a pair of boots, and they feel more secure and aren't so dang loud. And the nice thing is that it's not an expensive repair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059978 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:42:27 +0000 deb 1059978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I take all new shoes with this type of heel and have the plastic part replaces with a non slip heel. I fact, My new booties are going to the cobbler today. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Oh, and the new heel will make it quieter. If you hear the clikity-clak, then you know you have a plastic heel that need to be fixed before wearing.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059972 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:34:02 +0000 Mander 1059972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like there's hope for the cobbler!&nbsp; Hopefully since they are fairly new there will be plenty of material to work with.&nbsp; I took a pair of DH's shoes in once but he had worn them down so far that there was nothing to attach the new sole to.&nbsp; Perhaps this will be my mission tomorrow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059929 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:54:57 +0000 Greyscale 1059929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get the heels of my boots redone in hard rubber instead of plastic. It's mostly because I hate clicky noises, but I also find it easier to walk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059904 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:45:46 +0000 Glory 1059904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a pair of boots like that. I purchased a strip from Aldo and this has solved my problem. I used sandpaper on the bottom first to make sure it was clean and the thing would grip. Worked like a charm. Resole from a cobbler is also a great option like some of the ladies have mentioned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059775 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:36:52 +0000 Vildy 1059775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I slipped in the supermarket in shoes with an inch wide heel base. I put some stick on grippie things on the front part but then realized it was the heel. Had the lifts changed at the cobblers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059773 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:33:21 +0000 Emily 1059773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, that is the worst! &nbsp;I hope your knee feels better soon.</p> <p>Here's another plug for the Vibram rubber outsole:&nbsp; I had these put on a pair of flats and a pair of slippery booties last year&nbsp;and they make a huge difference in both traction and wear. &nbsp;They are quieter, too. &nbsp;Totally worth it in my opinion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059769 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:29:45 +0000 Von 1059769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate slippery heels as well, and as someone who did a lethal split one day in a restaurant I feel your pain!&nbsp; Sometimes, it's hard to get enough grip on a heel to stop slipping, but on my new pair of booties, I noticed that while the heel is still slick, the entire sole is rubber and grippy, and it makes for a very steady walk.&nbsp; Perhaps having a more grippy sole (Vibram maybe?) put on may help the problem more than covering the tiny heel area.&nbsp; </p> <p>The bottom of these isn't pretty, but for my clumsy feet, so far so good!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059758 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:18:08 +0000 JillG 1059758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had good luck using regular masking tape on slippery soles and heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059744 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:11:41 +0000 El Cee 1059744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, no! That stinks.&nbsp;Hope your knee recovers fast. (The same thing happened to me last year, and I ended up throwing out the boots.) In the past, I have had some success with having a cobbler put rubber grips on the heels and soles. Have never tried the "do-it-yourself" methods.&nbsp;Now I only wear rubber soled boots and shoes&nbsp;for wet day commuting and save my prettier footwear for indoors and drier days. LOL about the "quieter to walk in" concern. Unfortunately, I have no hints here. All my boots "talk". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059734 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:05:19 +0000 Joyce B 1059734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about your fall. I hate slippery shoes and most of the pretty ones are slippery. I know the heel that you describe, it is very slippery. My cobbler changes the heels for some rubber ones and that helps. You could also have your cobbler put a rubber front part to the sole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slippery-shoe-solution#post-1059731 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:00:37 +0000 Mander 1059731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, yesterday I slipped on a wet floor in a train station and bruised the hell out of my knee (fortunately my favorite jeans survived, however!).&nbsp; The shoes I was wearing at the time are my new ankle boots, which I have worn quite a bit around town so they are already fairly scuffed up on the bottom, which is supposed to help.&nbsp; However, I suspect the reason why I fell is because the heel part is made from some kind of hard plastic, which is still pretty slippery.</p> <p>Has anyone tried any of the various stick-on grip tape, etc. for shoes like this?&nbsp; Or had a cobbler do something to make them more stable?&nbsp; Bonus points if it makes them quieter to walk in -- I am imagining some kind of stick-on rubber sole but I don't know if such a thing really exists. </p>