Evans in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Product/service

Evans

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9650 2405

Address: Shop 50 Royal Arcade, 150 Elizabeth Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.evans.com.au

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25.01.2022 Valentino Garavani insoles recraft. We added a layer of padding and remade the insoles from a similar black leather. Our customers usually like us to retain the original brand mark for this type of work. #designershoerepair #shoerepair #insolereplacement #valentinorepair #valentinoshoerepair

25.01.2022 YSL handbag repair Yves Saint Laurent bag sent by Olivia to repair the hardware / press stud, which had a small tear in the leather. We decided on replacing the entire panel as there was a bit of wear and discolouration to the suede. #yslbagrepair #yslbagrestoration #designerbagrepair #bagrelining

24.01.2022 Valentino Heel Restoration The customer had scratched her Valentino Garvani leather heelpieces. We took apart / unscrewed the heels and re-covered them with a matching black patent leather. #designershoerepair #shoerepair #valentinoshoerepair #valeninoshoerestoration

24.01.2022 "Is reinstating past practices the key to our future?" Our general manager Jenny Velakoulis recently spoke with Vogue Australia about some of the changing purchasing behaviours we're seeing with our clients. The article looks at re-emerging trends in design, sustainable fashion, repair and asks whether fast-fashion will become a thing of the past. The full article can be found in Vogue April 2020 pg.157

24.01.2022 Dior Lining Restoration. Great to see our clients having much loved items couriered into us. This bag had a "crumbling" faux leather lining which we replaced with leather. If you need a repair or any restorative work done, feel free to PM us and our team can help with any requirements. #diorhandbagrepair #diorbagrestoration #handbagrepair #bagrepair #designerbagrepair #bagrelining

21.01.2022 Louis Vuitton speedy zip replacement. The work was a bit complex as it was a two way zipper, which we replaced with a new antique gold zip.

20.01.2022 Chanel ballerina restoration and recolouring. We’re hopeful we can start showcasing a few of our repairs again soon, unfortunately our photographer hasn’t been able to come in due to restrictions. A special thanks to our customers who have used our prepaid postal box service, we hope everyone is well and looking after themselves. #designershoerepair #chanelshoerepair #chanelrestoration #colourrefinishing

20.01.2022 Lulu plates sole modification for Edward Greens Client was happy to finally have Lulu toe plates installed on his new Edward Green shoes. Lulu plates are imported from UK and are arch-shaped pieces of metal which prevent the leather toes from wearing. popular option for men’s shoes. #shoerepair #soleprotection #luluplates #edwardgreen

19.01.2022 Dior Lining Restoration. Great to see our clients having much loved items couriered into us. This bag had a "crumbling" faux leather lining which we replaced with leather. If you need a repair or any restorative work done, feel free to PM us and our team can help with any requirements. #diorhandbagrepair #diorbagrestoration #handbagrepair #bagrepair #designerbagrepairr #bagrelining

19.01.2022 Handmade Gucci Belt. The client supplied us with a piece of Gucci hardware. We made the belt with neck grain vegetan leather and applied a dark brown wax dye finish. The dyeing helped us get a wood grain look (see last photo). If you need a repair or restoration our shop assistants can arrange pick up & delivery or use our postal order service - https://www.evans.com.au/postal-orders/

17.01.2022 We love this Gucci vintage duffle bag. A new bronze-coloured zipper was installed for this client. For our customers at home a reminder that we have a postal service available and our Royal Arcade store remains open for drop off orders. #designerbagrepair #bagrepair #guccibagrepair #gucciziprepair #bagziprepair #bagzipreplacemnt

17.01.2022 Chanel Handbag Restoration Redyeing from beige to black. We treated the leather with a black stain as a base coat before reapplying the finish to the leather. We do so many of these Chanel bag repairs while blacks a popular option our team can also match and redye to any colour. #handbagrepair #bagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #chanelhandbagrepair #chanelbagrestoration

14.01.2022 Prada Handbag Relining. We'll often see pleather linings on both fake and authentic brand items. You can see the crumbly leather where the lining has disintegrated. We replaced the lining with a colour-matched leather and used a red wax finish to restore and reseal the edges #pradabagrepair #handbagrepair #designerbagrepair #bagrepair #bagrelining

13.01.2022 Redyeing Louboutin soles. We painted several layers between drying and re-buffing to restore the original red lacquered finish.

13.01.2022 Meet our Team - Dennis "I was born in Taiwan, and have been working at Evans for nearly 5 years. I have had the opportunity to work with so many lovely and talented people. The work I do here requires a whole range of skillsets relating to leather work, we do shoe and bag repairing, alterations, refinishing colour and also work on leather jackets. I have a background in graphic design and my passion is leatherwork, all kinds of tooling, patternmaking and leather carving." You can see Dennis' artwork at Dea'er Design Original - Handmade Leather

13.01.2022 Redyeing Louboutin soles. We painted several layers between drying and re-buffing to restore the original red lacquered finish.

13.01.2022 Louis Vuitton Speedy Restoration Light rose embossed speedy with the leather fading around the corners and handles. You can see the contrast we're our team have cleaned the handles and added a few layers of a rose matched finish. Bags like this we can refinish the leather in parts rather than a full recolour. #louisvuittonbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing #handlerepair #louisvuittonrepair

09.01.2022 Valentino heel restoration. Cream grained leather Valentino heels with discolouration on the heelpieces and toes. Usually we don't need to completely redye the shoes for this type of work, just some light touching up or refinishing of the colour and refilling the leather. #designershoerepair #valentinoshoerepair #valentinorestoration

08.01.2022 Thanks to all our customers over the past few months. While our shop front has been open, we've been busy with our online postal service and making collection and deliveries. We have some amazing repairs and restorations to share with you over the next few weeks. Lets continue to do our part by staying at home.

08.01.2022 Its great to see a few of our customers in store again. A reminder that our opening hours are still limited to 12pm - 5pm weekdays and Saturday. Message us with some photos for an online assessment, walk in or schedule an appointment with our team for a personalised consultation.

06.01.2022 Some photos from the COVID pre-mask stage. We can't believe its almost November but its great to see some familiar faces in store again. We're back to normal opening hours: 9am - 6pm Mon to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday (for customers within our 25km radius) we also provide a delivery service via Australia Post. https://www.evans.com.au/contact-us/

05.01.2022 While our Royal Arcade shop remains open for drop off orders, we'll also be offering a & service to our Melbourne-based clients until the end of June. Message us a few photos of your item(s) and our friendly shop assistants will help with your request.

04.01.2022 Louboutin sole restoration. The original soles were quite worn down so we re-contoured the soles and added leather (notice the darker portions of the soles near the toes). We needed to custom match the red dye and apply several layers to permanently restore the finish. #designershoerepair #shoerepair #refinishing #louboutinshoerepair #louboutinrestoration

02.01.2022 Vivienne Westwood vintage bag restoration. Watermarked and discoloured VW vintage bag. We wanted to create a more vintage looking green so added some gold metallic pigment to the dye when we mixed it up the colour. We then reapplied the finish and waterproofed the leather for preservation. *unfortunately we forgot to re-clip the strap for the after photos!... #viviennewestwood #handbagrepair #designerbagrepair #handbagredyeing

01.01.2022 While our Royal Arcade shop remains open for drop off orders, we'll also be offering a & service to our Melbourne-based clients until the end of June. Message us a few photos of your item(s) and our friendly shop assistants will help with your request.