Hey buddy I don't think you'll be able to fix GYW shoes here in Malaysia, I've asked the cobbler at ikano and she said instead of fixing it she'll add a layer of vibram rubber sole underneath the shoes..

Wanted to fix my cheaneys sole, so I guess I'll just send it back to their factory

When you say plastic tab, do you mean toe taps?

Generally which is better - toe taps, topy, or vibrant soles? As I understand topies are quite thin right? And vibrant soles can be quite thick?

Hey guys.. anyone know where to get quality shoe soles? I need to get mine changed already... This pedro shoe soles are so sucky.. the leather is good but the soles are... meh..

It can be done actually. Won't be pretty though. The cobbler will sew on a cheap rubber sole complete with heel.

I have a dark brown leather shoes. Planning to get brush, shoe polish, and maybe water repellent. Basic shoe care will do. Would you guys please suggest:
1. Brush (applicator brush or cleaning brush or both?)
2. Cream or polish?
3. Cleaning agent (previously read something like ivory cream or what)
4. Any others?

Woly is not a must, but I want something decent and affordable, regardless of brand. Previously I read here, seems that Woly is quite OK for affordable price (which I've seen some of them in Plal). The thing with Plal, their staffs seems to be..cocky? Not helpful at all.

If you have Church, C&J, Loake, Bally, Lobb or whatever high end leather shoes then get Saphir. Mid range or average mix leather get woly and below.

No doubt its the tarmac and to a lesser extent pavements next to roads. Carpets and tiles and even smooth cement floors won't do this to the soles I'd think!

Don't you guys feel uneasy buying shoes online? What if it doesn't fit? Plus sometimes the pictures on the websites aren't really representative of the real thing... Especially the colour.

BTW I got the loake shoe trees from Plal. RM 169. Loakes website says its cedar but the invoice from Plal states its rosewood. I tried googling and SF says its probably not cedar. Anyway they also had shoe trees from Woly at RM 65. That's beech wood.

Guys, what conditioner should I used for my full grain leather shoes? Plal doesn't really carry any except for mink oil, but I did a search and apparently mink oil is bad for good quality leather. Is there a place in Malaysia that dells good conditioner? Parksons's or Robinson's or some thing?

it was a shock to me as well. I was ready with rm1000 in my hand since they quoted me in rupiah and I guess I wrongly calculated the currency exchange.

You can make your order on their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SNTLM). Unless you gonna spend months in Bandung, There is no need to go all the way to their place . You can just dropped them a line and attached those photos of mine saying you interested to order it from them. In regards of the measurement, just trace your foot on papers, write the length and width in both cm and inch, take picture of it and send it to them. They will quote you the price and estimated delivery time.

BUT..please take note of this...

These are self-taught otai shoe-makers who make little profit from making leather shoes and they do it simply because they love doing it. They really take their time to produced a single pair (some even take 6 months) and their very basic english can be somewhat challenging if you have little knowledge of Indonesian language. I have the advantage of my lady being Indonesian so communication is not a problem, and also she's quite persistence in making sure the guys delivers my Indy boots on time

A lot of patience requires when dealing with these guys. Once you handed your money, it is all based on trust. You push them and get on their nerves, just say good bye to your shoes...and your money

But once you get on their good sides, they can make any shoes that you want as long it is made of leather and have goodyear welt construction..all that just for RM500. When I was there, I lost count of how many RW875, Wolverine's 1000 miles and C&J Islay homages being displayed on their "bespoke racks" waiting for customers pick up.

Church's and J&M can get RM500 meh

LOL....J&M cheapest is RM800 if im not mistaken.

how bout redwing??

If I recalled, non-EU purchases of meermins enjoy a non-VAT price.

However, I am not sure if the policy has changed.

As I am in the EU now, I had to pay the tax on my recent purchase.

If you go to styleforum and look at the meermin appreciation thread, perhaps you would pull the trigger hahaha.

Hello, I'm new to leather shoe care, I saw there are many shoe care products and not sure which could be used, my aim is to lengthen the lifespan of the leather. Hope sifu here could share some experience here

I got a Woly shoe cream for black leather, but recently got a brown leather, I don't think I can use my existing show cream on it, I saw they have dubbin, and local brand mink oil, on what occasion should I use dubbin/mink oil?

Mhmm why so?

Will try to dig more info online, cause the last time i tried digging, alot mixed comments, so not sure which is true.

Do you know where I can find Saphir products?

+1

Was just looking for this. Seems like its pretty cheap in the US but ebay's shipping is really expensive.

That is cheap man. But I guess we'd need to use a forwarding company or something..

For some reason shoes in Malaysia do suffer from insane markup.

E.g., I've bought a pair of Church's earlier this year from Europe and that went for a couple bucks above RM1k. Checked out the prices in Malaysia, and the same pair of shoes hit for nearly RM2k.

Prices in Singapore's even more ridiculous.

Going to snag another pair when I am in UK/Europe later this year.