How wonderful to see something being repaired and not thrown away. I’ve lost count of how many pairs I have now. My wife says I haven’t got enough years left to wear them all out! I love cleaning mine....it’s very therapeutic and so rewarding. Would love to visit the factory one day when COVID has gone...if I’m still here! Recent purchases include Sedbergh boots and 256 loafers. The latter are made in India but beautifully built.

@llcooljaz1097

4 ай бұрын

I tip my hat to you sir. Living the dream of having more shoes than the spouse.

Great company! They sewed my old lady's mouth shut. Worth every penny!

Refreshing to see this level of 'true' quality shoe repair alive and well today- please keep up the good work and standards

@rogerofrhodri

3 жыл бұрын

quality my arse... they ruined a pair of Loake chelsea boots of mine and would admit to it ....but they gave me a £300 pair of Bedale boots as a 'sorry'

When you consider the time and work that goes into the shoes - worth every penny! I love my Loake Brogues even more now

Fantastic workmanship that goes back for many generations......True artisans doing what they do best. it was a absolute pleasure to watch. well done to each & everyone of you....Full Respect. I'll be looking into this for sure.🙂

I have been buying Loakes for 25 years now , a couple of years ago I bought a pair of "Design Loakes " made in India . I won't be buying any "Design Loakes " again, I buy Loakes to support the British shoe industry.

@Simon230300

5 жыл бұрын

The Design-Line cost only third of what you paying for the 1880 collection, there must be a reason for that in terms of materials and labor costs ....

@davidallen4712

5 жыл бұрын

They're English, specifically #Say England

@maxcaysey2844

3 жыл бұрын

Yir... I too only buy loake models that have been made in England!

@horsetowater

3 жыл бұрын

Aye I think it's the same with other makers too e.g Grenson have a G:Two line which is made in India. They cost less but lose some of the heritage IMO inc. some additional processes

I was lucky enough to visit the factory and have a tour guided by Andrew Loake himself. He's a true gent and has worked as a skilled craftsman on the factory floor himself before working his way up to MD. It's amazing to see the skill, dedication and pride all under one roof producing, what I believe to be, the best value and quality shoes in Northamptonshire. I have 16 pairs in my collection now and it's still got room to grow!

I love my shoes, and in essence your work! Thank you so very much for being there! Your family and employees are a treasure

@cobbler9043

5 жыл бұрын

Hi sir can you help me please I want cobbler job sir please

What an amazing video. As a previous commenter suggests, how refreshing it is to see that this level of quality and care still exists. As of the date I found this video, there were 15 negative clicks; for the life of me, I cannot imagine how anyone, let alone 15 people, could not like what you see here. One thing that always puzzles me - with such high quality shoes, why does a manufacturer like this not team up with a shoe-tree maker to make LASTED SHOE TREES??? I mean, you get this quality shoe, then have to go buy an off-the-shelf shoe tree. I own several pairs of quality boots & shoes, and I know that I would pay more for an exact fit shoe tree. LaokeShoemakers - if you're listening - please consider this. Thank you for a quality video.

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

LuvmyGSD the problem is that Loake is ignoring abiut 75% of the shoe in this "refurbishment" - the upper and the interior. This "refurbishment" is basically expensive and high-quality resoling.

@Windowman666

2 жыл бұрын

LuvmyGSD the people who gave negative clicks very obviously don’t understand what craftsmanship and quality are ( their loss)

@MaxxSeemov

2 жыл бұрын

They destroy the welt of the shoes (1:45) during "refurbishments" and puts in a new one. They are intentionally damaging the uppers to limit the number of times you can resole your shoes. You then go buy a new one after 3 or 4 resoles. I'd rather go to my local skilled cobbler who handstitches new sole to the welt of my shoes.

Wonderful to see old British craftsmanship alive and well!

Well made video in depth with fine details. Besides the voice of the narrator and subliminal music, was looking at the people that are employed by LOAKE. The faces that take pride in what they do. Artisans at work, Thank you for posting.

Wonderful to kno the skill and workmanship is still practiced in a throw away society. A time honored profession. Thank you for this marvellous video

I always wanted a pair of Loakes since I was young lad, well, many years later at the age of 48 of bought myself a pair and Wow best shoes I've ever had. I paid £220 for pair of brogues in Tan stunning, and seeing how there made is just brilliant. I was talking to a guy the other week and I commented on his loakes boots, he said 12 years old and they still looked new. Fantastic quality. Will definitely be sending back when time to get soled and heeled.

@Horizon301.

4 жыл бұрын

How are they?

Amazing! Can't wait to send mine in for repair now. Excellent craftsmanship.

I've just received my black semi brogues back from Loake. I am sooooo impressed with the service. Love this video.

Thank you for caring.

Expat born 10 miles from Wood Street loves wearing black Loake 1880 calf Oxfords 🇬🇧❤️

As far as I'm concerned you are the best in the business, and I love my Loake shoes and boots 👍👍👍

Great piece of video. Really enjoyed watching it. Love the craftsmanship involved. I have wanted to buy a pair for a few years now but can't afford them at the minute. Next year maybe.

Well done guys, love your shoes and your passion!

Such beautiful artwork and craftsmanship!

As a repeat buyer of Loakes Shoes and a repeat user of the repair service I can say that the quality is great, and that a repaired pair has all the looks of a brand new pair of shoes with all the comfort of an old pair.

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Buss - does that hold true for the shoes made in India?

@mikebuss2298

3 жыл бұрын

@@pmays4 no idea, never had a pair of those

Keep up the wonderful work!

I'm sensing that there will be resurgence in this types of shoe again amongst young people. By type of shoe I mean the leather brogues / Oxford shoe type. Loafers, Brogues and Oxford shoes were popular in the 1980's when I was going to school

@MultiMrMiles

7 жыл бұрын

yes, return to the classics, elegance....

@TraumaER

7 жыл бұрын

KrackowKid yeah I'm tired of my $30 DSW shoes falling apart after a year or the rubber soles wearing down uneven causing me to walk funny. I want to walk on cork.

My old leather soled 1880 chestnut brogues lasted for so many years, I added to the range. They are quite fabulous for playing an organ, with the soles sliding effortlessly over the pedals. I added a new pair of Design Loake brogues with dainite soles last year-and they are quite good. Nevertheless I missed the solid contact with terra firma so bought another pair leather soled brogues-black this time-and rejoice at the quality. Thank you Loake in England.

Just bought some of these today. Stoked

I sent my 1880 Brogues back to loake for resoling (Danite sole) and general repair etc was quite expensive but worth it to go back to the actual people who made it in the first place ... however the shoes came back perfectly resoled but the uppers were in as bad a state I when I sent them ..like the leather was very patchy dry looking the leather surface was dry at creases etc and showed distinct dry lines . Now yes I regualrly polished them and cleaned them I even used leather cream to feed the leather ( many times ) in the hope it would solve the issue ..but nothing helped they would polish up ok but within less than a day of wearing them the dryness at the creases was back and the shoe looked very poor , I was disappointed that Loake to not address this with their knowledge or even bother to enclose a leaflet or "report " to advise me about the issue or advise me that the uppers were beyond repair (i.e able to take a polish or feed and NOT appear dry at the creases etc ) in which case I would have binned them and bought new . So I don't believe they are carefully examined and brought back to the original standard at all (wear and tear allowing of course ) . I got the feeling they just put on new soles took my money and did not think to advise on the sorry state of the uppers appearance /condition with a view to the best outcome for ME the customer versus them taking my money for a resole .When I send them back to the factory for an expensive rework I want them to come back to me as close to new/ reconditioned as wear and tear allowing of course .Very disappointed with Loake in that respect .

@rachellockwoodle

4 жыл бұрын

How much was the cost?

@shadow-Sun

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachellockwoodle at the time (around 2 or 3 years ago £80 ish . I cant remember exactly

I shouldn't be here just because I own Loakes' This is inspiring!

You have me convinced. Will buy a pair of 1880's soon.

Amazing, very well done. Increíble, qué calidad de servicio,👍

Beautiful video and process

Love my Loakes. Pure quality shoe.

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This makes me much more comfortable spending 80 quid to send my Chesters in to be resoled. What a craft.

Love my Loake Brouges..Sharp smart..Nuff said.

For last two years wearing Loake and it’s amazing but please keep making in England

I love my loake shoes . Comfort level is fantastic . I would much rather have a few hand made good quality things than a pile of throw away rubbish . cannot beat hand made products .

This make me want to become a cobbler when I grow up!!!

@ApriliaRacer14

7 жыл бұрын

+goinghomesomeday1 Thank you kindly for the info.

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

You like men's stinky feet? Stinky girls' feet is a different matter.....

Brilliant!

LOVE THIS

love it :D hope to meet this craftsmen

BRAVO !!!!!!!

I know where my Loake shoes are headed for their next repair!

@radheyadav6293

7 жыл бұрын

any branded shoes purchasing under 2000rs only in india delhi

I buy loakes whenever possible...best shoes around

Today I got my first black pair of your Products ...

Well done sir

I've got a pair 🙌

Has Loake ever received a pair of Allen Edmond Shoes before?

@4:50 Ser Davos Soleworthy

J'aime beaucoup cette travaille j'ai copeur à la main et balloncie

great video, which Brogue is the classic english brogue please?

@overwatch65

3 жыл бұрын

Royals

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So the £80 repair is worth it! I'll be sending mine off soon.

@rogerofrhodri

3 жыл бұрын

they ruined a pair of mine , take a few photos before you send them , my boots came back with one of the pull on tabs cut and the mid sole missing , I sent them back 3 times got the tab replaced but not the soles but I got a £300 pair free but what I really wanted was my original boots sorted .

I recently bought a pair of black Aldwych and mahogany Strand...they've been brilliant so far! Regarding your repairs policy; "...nor can we repair shoes that have previously been repaired by a third party." Does that include a third party heel replacement? The soles seem like they will last a long time and I'm sure the rubber part of the heel will wear out long before the sole. Does this mean you won't accept a shoe which has received a third party heel replacement?

@EOTA564

8 жыл бұрын

That's a fair point in general but in the case of a pair of goodyear welted shoes, I wouldn't have thought that any prior repairs to the heel would affect the replacement of the entire sole?

@AbdullahIbneMasud

6 жыл бұрын

Enigma of the Absolute o

I am considering going for a pair of Loake boots. I have noticed they are very similar in appearance and even colour to Tricker’s boots. However, the latter are considerably more expensive. I’m assuming there must be a difference in quality, or is there? It would be good to get an insight from somebody who has owned both. Thanks. (Knowing me, I’ll probably just end up buying both and being the judge myself.)

@lastofthefamous2542

5 жыл бұрын

Don't buy " design Loakes " made in India , they look good but as far as quality goes nowhere near as good as the English shoes.

@thefalsenumber9739

5 жыл бұрын

More and more traditional shoemakers are selling specially designed, cheaper lines that are made offshore - in Loake’s case, India. I have two pairs of Loake loafers - one made in Northampton and one from India. The latter is OK but it’s true there’s no mistaking the difference in quality. Just make sure you ask the question if you’re buying in store or if buying online, most of the decent cobblers state specifically if a particular pair of shoes are UK made. I am currently waiting on a pair of the Royal wingtips. Loake may not be considered as good as Church’s (now owned by Prada, I believe) or Cheany (owned by Church’s) but I like them a lot - the Brighton loafers fit my feet perfectly and the UK-made shoes are good value.

I love the smell of a shoe repair shop.

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

Men's stinky feet?

I have extreme wide foot. Is it possible to get a pair bespoke made to my feet shape.

@AndrewKerensky

8 жыл бұрын

+Abdullah Masud Try a G or 7 fitting, perhaps a 641 Last.

How much would loake charge for such a service? I foolishly got my shoes repaired at timpsons, but now I know this exists I think I'll have to try!

@Chris-sx6kc

7 жыл бұрын

Cheaney charges 95£ for the same service. So prob in that range..

@brunokoch672

7 жыл бұрын

in Germany it costs 119 Euro, approx. £100 and includes the shipping too. I heard that one can refurbish a shoe 3-5 times, so one can use a shoe 20+ years. Much cheaper than buying a glued shoe and throw it away after a year or two. I can't afford buying cheap shoes;-)

@UFA-jc8gu

6 жыл бұрын

Timpsons are a rip off. An out of town good old school indepedent shoe repairer would charge about £45.00 maximum

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I was recently not impressed by a Loake repair & would be hard pressed to ever send another pair back for this service, it was actually done FOC due to a quality control fault of there own in the first place (so 2 QC failures), now had I paid for it I would have been twice as annoyed. I have since found a good cobbler who will be doing all my repairs from now on. Loake: sort your quality control department out !!

@rogerofrhodri

6 ай бұрын

they left the mid sole out of a pair of chelsea boots that I sent for re-soling, instead of making good the job they offered me the pick of a pair from their catalogue so I chose a pair of dark blue Bedale lace ups costing £295 all I wanted at the time was a £95 re sole.

@BBS_Robski

6 ай бұрын

@@rogerofrhodri funnily I was told the factory manager would pick me a new pair himself & sent them out to me, they were a Chelsea boot too !

Why not replace cork with memory form ?

Do they disinfect the shoes prior repair?.

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Put protective rubber soles on your leather soles!!!! That way you just have to replace the rubber sole instead of the actual leather sole! Cheaper, quicker, and keeps the shoes in better condition!

Pretty sure that the employee running Welt/sole stitch machine is in a metal band on the weekends.

Be interested to know how much they charge for this kind of repair. Anyone know?

@McElhinney65

5 жыл бұрын

£80. Bargain.

Do you repair the Indian made shoes too?

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

Baron von Teuchter - do they even acknowledge the existence of the Indian-made shoes?

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5 different people to fix one pair of shoes?

I live 10,000 miles away from here. Sadly I can’t repair my Loake shoes

Can someone please tell me why my loake shoes say made in India on the inside

@UFA-jc8gu

6 жыл бұрын

Because some ranges are made in India - Overpriced in my opinion !!!!

What boots are those at 0:23?

@EOTA564

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's the Burford. I have a pair and they are wonderful once broken in. It's made on the same last as the Chester and is very similar in design. It has a broader, more chiseled and elongated toe compared to the more traditional rounded toe of most country brogue boots. Some people would call it a 'town boot'. They're fine for dog walking but I probably wouldn't go wading through a field in them. I'm also a big fan of the Dainite rubber soled version which, in my opinion, makes a lot more sense than a leather sole for a boot. For me, leather soles are for the office or more delicate shoes like suede loafers.

@pmays4

3 жыл бұрын

Enigma of the Absolute - are they also made in India like so many Loake shoes?

owen wilson @0:31

I was very disappointed to be told by loakes that they won't replace the gussets in the boots they have sold

People buy goodyear welted shoes so they can have them resoled over and over. Removing a perfectly good and usable welt and machine stitching a new one damages the upper and reduces the integrity of the shoe. English shoe manufacturers like Loake, Barker, Crockett, Cheaney etc does this so you can only resole your shoe 2 or 3 times before you are forced to buy a new one. Don't fall for this marketing strategy. Bring your shoes to a good cobbler who can handstitch a new sole to your welt and upper and you will have a pair that will last essentially a lifetime.

I do believe not all of loakes shoes are made in good old england. hasnt loake outsourced some of its lines to be made in the far east

@EOTA564

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Devine Yes, the L1 line is made in India (even says so on their website). It's less than half the price of the 1880 line though. I think they saw a gap in the market for "affordable" goodyear welted shoes.

@EOTA564

7 жыл бұрын

As I said in my previous post, Loake advertise that the L1 and Design range are made in India. They advertise that the 1880 and Shoemaker range are made in Northampton. Is there something I'm missing?

@EOTA564

7 жыл бұрын

michael yates So the 1880 and Shoemaker lines are fully made in England? The reference to Northampton was my error. The website says Northamptonshire.

@kahinchan1

7 жыл бұрын

Some of the cheaper ones are made in India.

@jazzman1626

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Devine The 1880 and the Shoemaker Lines are made in England but the Design line is made in India.

I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS IN ORDER TO SEND MY SHOES FOR REPAIR AND LET THE SHOES LOOK NEW AGAIN. THANKS

@rful3981

5 жыл бұрын

DORKUCHO TANIHU Look at their website. Not to hard is it?

Ok

does anyone know how much this is?

@UFA-jc8gu

6 жыл бұрын

£80.00

if customer service is so important for Loake, why do I never get any response from them, when I ask about sizing and lasts?

@mikemer79

6 жыл бұрын

Bruno Koch you are not important customer for us sir

@adammir8235

6 жыл бұрын

Bruno Koch call them. Better to call them rather than emailing

@Spazik86

6 жыл бұрын

You will never get size correctly online, unless you try the shoes yourself...

@robertmcclair1810

4 жыл бұрын

Thats not my experience. I recently re-discovered a ' brand new' pair of brown Loake slip ons that had been stored away for around 30 years and still mint , in the original box. I wrote to Loake asking what I should...if anything...do to ensure these shoes would still be good as the day they were made, and hadn't dried out etc etc. They were very polite, responded quickly, and did their best to be helpful, while suggesting that they would give me a detailed answer if I SENT the shoes to them , using pre-printed Royal Mail arrangements, in order that they could advise post a genuine assessment of the condition today.

I have 3 pairs of Loake. They are impressive looking and quality made shoes. The main issue blocking me from wearing them more often - they are not really comfortable shoes compared to cheap common pair of sneakers. The reason for that is their insole is basicly just hard flat piece of leather with a bit of glue and cork. They should make insole more anatomic/softer - feet is not flat, so hard flat insole is not comfortable to walk in.... I understand they are making them the same way as they did 100 years ago, but I rather enjoy modern car, than 100 years old vehicle...

And they are not wearing any eye protection? Great shoes though from the price point.

I WILL LOVE TO OWN LOAKE SHOES .PLEASE SEND ME EMAIL THANKS

75% of the shoe is completely ignored - the upper and the interior.

@ulyssepinon9177

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a resole

I cannot watch this. Why you use so low aparature. Almost everything is out of focus...

Looks like an inmate post incarceration program. 🤔🧐

@leedavis7508

4 жыл бұрын

You would know...

@mrantone916

4 жыл бұрын

@@leedavis7508 Yea! There are plenty of prison docu and many other media outlets yes You are correct! Yea they don't look well paid by any means. 401k? Dental? Education? Healthcare? They look like they all have the opportunity to make it to an executive position there. . 😅😅🤣

Stop buying Loake now they are made in India !!

@74Wingco

5 жыл бұрын

All Loake's shoes in their '1880' and 'Shoemaker' ranges are still made in England. I've several pairs which get heavily used, but they are very good. The majority of the shoes in their other ranges, such as 'Lifestyle and 'L1', are made elsewhere.

I just can't listen to this, I would rather listen to a real person than a voice-over actor.