Louboutin: Real vs Fake
With so many Christian Louboutin shoes being repaired at Baxter & Black, I have pulled together a list of how to pick a Louboutin: Real vs Fake.
A night of polishing
Recently we held a little polishing circle at the studio with great results. The theme for the night was brushing up on skills and looking at the little rituals we all have when going about…
Client Shoe Progress
The elves have been very busy setting the edges on this rebuild of a clients shoe. And now with hard wax, fire and some heated hand tools we have now set the edges so that…
The process of patina
From a concept to outcome, one of the hardest things I have found to understand was the Art of Patina. This was partly due to the lack of shoes that are specifically made in crust…
All about laces
I have been somewhat fixated on laces. I typically steer towards the heavy wax variety in darker colours. However with the summer months, I am casting my gaze towards some lighter colours in a flat…
Polish, Patina and Antiquing
Polish patina or antiquing. So what is the difference? Generally, a polish is where you use wax in the same colour as the shoe. It can also be a neutral colour. This is to maintain…
