To sole protect or not to sole protect?

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#31
I had the same debate when I bought my first Louboutins. I decided to protect it with Zagg. It worked! Until one night, we were in a bar, my friend shattered a glass on the floor, I stepped on some of the tiny broken glass. When I got home, damaged! I decided to quick fix it myself. Bought a Red Chanel nail polish. Painted the bottom (damaged spots) & covered with a Zagg again. Good as new.
When I got my second pair of CLs, Zagg has been recalled & off the market! I (anxiously) wore my 5 inch heels commando [emoji23]. Not bad. But haven't used it since then (it's a 5 inch heel!).
My Chanel shoes, I think I'll use it without protection & up until it needs a resole.
My Valentino rockstud, it's been scuffed up but not so bad after a few wears. Again, will resole if needed in the future.
So, don't worry, it's a shoe. It's meant to be worn & scuffed. I wouldn't want the cobbler to be the first to sand off my $$$$ shoes!
My shoe scuffs will come with memories [emoji4]
 
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#33
I usually wear my shoes out a couple of times to wear down the sole then have the protective soles put on mainly because these ensure my shoes last longer. I have had a few pairs of pigalle and simple shoes for almost 9 years, I wear them regularly for work and they're still going strong.

For me, I find that the pointier the shoe the quicker the sole gets destroyed around the pointy area so the sole protectors are an absolute must or my shoes end up looking awful in no time.
 
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superkathy said:
I would do it unless all you walk on is carpet. I wore my CL outside for 5 minutes and ouch..... the red disappeared so quickly! Carpet is always good though :smile:
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I am here to debunk this myth! I only wore my brand new loubs on carpet and it dulled the shiny red and looked scuffed but without the peeling.
 
#41
kathydep said:
I am here to debunk this myth! I only wore my brand new loubs on carpet and it dulled the shiny red and looked scuffed but without the peeling.
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THat's good to know. Why can't they just pre-treat the red a bit before even selling the shoes :-s I had a good friend who went to Italy and visited a CL store for me. I asked him to check out the prices there and all he came back with was "the quality of the shoes look too low and I wouldn't buy them for 20 euros." Even though that was super disappointing, he works in the industry and must know what he was talking about. So I didn't end up getting another pair.
 
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superkathy said:
THat's good to know. Why can't they just pre-treat the red a bit before even selling the shoes :-s I had a good friend who went to Italy and visited a CL store for me. I asked him to check out the prices there and all he came back with was "the quality of the shoes look too low and I wouldn't buy them for 20 euros." Even though that was super disappointing, he works in the industry and must know what he was talking about. So I didn't end up getting another pair.
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Wow I would love to know what brands your friend thinks are high-quality, so I can buy some!!! :heart::heart::heart:
 
#43
I'm also struggling with this debate, i recently purchased a pair of Decollete 85 for my work Christmas party...

The SA at Holts told me not to topy or vibram the bottom until i've worn them in since the cobbler
1. will sand down the sole in order to apply and adhere the topy to the sole... and
2. the due to the thickness (if your cobbler doesn't apply a thin enough topy), can cause the heel to bend and permanently damage the heel.

Based on what she told me, i decided not to topy them...but happened to stop by the cobbler for another shoe repair and casually asked the cobbler; who had told me that i could significantly damage the sole and front of the shoe (esp. because it's a pointy toe) if i didn't topy it. he showed me another pair of shoes that also just got the topy put on and they did an amazing job, the topy was extremely thin and doesn't compromise the profile of the shoe what-so-ever.

....so, what do i do now?! LOL.
 
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jes0912 said:
I'm also struggling with this debate, i recently purchased a pair of Decollete 85 for my work Christmas party...

The SA at Holts told me not to topy or vibram the bottom until i've worn them in since the cobbler
1. will sand down the sole in order to apply and adhere the topy to the sole... and
2. the due to the thickness (if your cobbler doesn't apply a thin enough topy), can cause the heel to bend and permanently damage the heel.

Based on what she told me, i decided not to topy them...but happened to stop by the cobbler for another shoe repair and casually asked the cobbler; who had told me that i could significantly damage the sole and front of the shoe (esp. because it's a pointy toe) if i didn't topy it. he showed me another pair of shoes that also just got the topy put on and they did an amazing job, the topy was extremely thin and doesn't compromise the profile of the shoe what-so-ever.

....so, what do i do now?! LOL.
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Your SA is right. It depends on how comfortable you are wearing the shoes in first but be attentive to bring them to the cobblers to topy them before the upper soles get damaged, especially for pointy heels. The cobblers will have to destroy the original designer's smooth soles anyway in order to stick the topy pads on. This is how I've been wearing all my designer shoes. If you really don't want to bother with having to pay attention to your shoes after every single wear, then just have them topy-ed right from the start :)
 
#45
I'm on the fence about getting mine done, got a pair of Simples for my wedding next year and I know I'll be walking on a lot of pavement..but then I don't know if I want photos of my shoes before the wedding.
 
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