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LawyerWife
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CL Fans
I recently bought a new pair of CL pumps... In the past with my CL shoes I have worn them (and abused them, sadly) and only gotten them repaired/resoled after they got some pretty heavy use. I am wondering if it's worthwhile to get the bottoms protected on these before I really beat them up. What do you all do? Does it really after one way or the other? Of course I just want to get the most use out of them I can... Thanks!
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shadows
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Re: CL Fans
I just recently got my first pair, and i haven't worn them out of the house yet  but plan to wear them to a wedding this weekend. i'm no help, sorry, but i'd like to hear insight on this too. Lawyerwife, how many wears do you usually get out of a pair before having to resole them?
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| Posted 9/15/11 8:30 PM |
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LawyerWife
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Re: CL Fans
Posted by shadows
I just recently got my first pair, and i haven't worn them out of the house yet but plan to wear them to a wedding this weekend. i'm no help, sorry, but i'd like to hear insight on this too. Lawyerwife, how many wears do you usually get out of a pair before having to resole them?
I definitely get a good number of uses out of them... The red gets scraped off pretty much right away, esp if you're on sidewalks in NYC, etc. I resole once they are reslly worn down and I'm worried they're going to get slippery. I'm bringing in a pair today that I've worn for a little bit over a year (but they're a dressy pair for weddings, etc). I was trying to think if there's any advantage to doing it before you wear them, you keep the bottoms intact, but I guess it doesn't really matter.
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| Posted 9/16/11 8:22 AM |
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Leb
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Re: CL Fans
I re-sole before I wear them, but I have worn once or twice (bc of excitement) before I dropped them off.
Definitely go to the Post Road Bootery, CL's are his speciality! $33 for the red soles (but same price if you're getting any other shoes done there too). He can also fix the heels or any scrapes.
He is magical!
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| Posted 9/16/11 11:47 AM |
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w8andsee
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Re: CL Fans
When I first started reading this thread I was thinking Chinese Laundry and wondering why spend extra to protect them. . .
 Major Friday brain fart!!
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| Posted 9/16/11 3:49 PM |
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LawyerWife
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Re: CL Fans
Posted by Leb
I re-sole before I wear them, but I have worn once or twice (bc of excitement) before I dropped them off.
Definitely go to the Post Road Bootery, CL's are his speciality! $33 for the red soles (but same price if you're getting any other shoes done there too). He can also fix the heels or any scrapes.
He is magical!
Thanks for the rec!
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| Posted 9/16/11 8:38 PM |
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LawyerWife
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Re: CL Fans
Posted by w8andsee
When I first started reading this thread I was thinking Chinese Laundry and wondering why spend extra to protect them. . .
Major Friday brain fart!!
I know the feeling, I never know what any of the abbreviations on this site mean!
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