So, once in a while I like to give some of my favorite small businesses in Chicago a shoutout. Today - Gus's Shoe Repair on Clark in Lincoln Park.
This man is a shoe doctor. Or perhaps a shoe artist. Either way.
Anyhow. He has a very small shop and is relatively inexpensive (I really don't know the market for shoe repair). However, what I do know is that it's considerably cheaper ($10) to get a pair of shoes re-heeled than it is to get a brand new pair of black pumps. I don't believe this guy advertises or even has his own website, but, per his yelp page, he seems to do ok on word of mouth.
Anyway - this is one of the best little shops of Chicago. Many women's magazines (such as Cosmo), claim that once a shoe's heel's spike is exposed and it looks like the shoe above, it is unsalvageable. Gus will tell you otherwise. (Cue for a friend of mine to comment that Cosmo can't be trusted.)
Please take very careful note of the above shoe's appearance because an after picture will, indeed, be posted.
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3 comments:
Ughhhh i hate it when that happens!
Well it's true. Cosmo can't be trusted!
$10 is a great price to get your heels fixed. I have taken mine to several places around here and in Champaign, and they all generally do great work. Definitely worth it.
I Love Gus! Have you noticed he's always wearing the same plais shirt with the cut off arms? He's fixed everything from shoes to purses for me. That man is a leather god!
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