Simon’s Shoe & Luggage Repair

If I have a pair of shoes that I love but are in need of repair, regardless of high or low-​end, I bring them to Simon. My daughter now does the same.
Yes, shoe repair is expensive, but my shoes are important to me and Simon is a shoe expert. It’s wonderful to work with a craftsman. I have brought him challenging repairs and he comes through. As other reviewers have pointed out, he uses only high-​quality materials.
I have beautiful shoes that are 20 years old and they still look like new. I bring my cowboy boots to him annually and I cannot wait to open the bag and see that they look like new again.
Now that I am back in DC and walking a lot, I am going to get non-​skid bottoms put on a couple of pairs. The marble curbs in DC get slippery and Simon’s non-​skid bottoms prevent me from landing on my bottom!
I too believe that Simon’s work is worth the cost. In addition, he does the work quickly. I generally do not need a quick turnaround on my repairs, however, on a few occasions, I did and Simon came through with quick and excellent repairs.

Always does a nice job for a fair price. He even made a simple repair to a belt for free.

Simon is the best at his craft. He repaired the handle to my Givenchy bag beautifully.
I highly recommend him for your high end shoes and bags.

I took a pair of men’s Clark’s shoes with a worn heel on each. To be fair to Simons I forgot to ask how much repairing the worn (rubber) heels would be; didn’t really think twice as I’ve taken shoes to cobblers for the same thing many times so I’m familiar with the type of cost I would face.
When I collected the shoes (took about a week for it to be done.) I was charged over $ 70.00 — I nearly fell over with shock. I did raise the issue with the gentleman but he was dismissive in totality.
Despite the pretty disgusting cost the repair did look good, that was about 6 to 8 weeks ago.
However yesterday the right heel fell off, and the left one is in the process of coming off — and the shoes are not even worn everyday.
I will take take them elsewhere to be properly repaired.
I simply flag this up so people can make an informed decision as to whether this is the right service at the right cost for them; personally I feel the charges are too inflated for the service.

Super happy as I have finally found a shoe expert who really knows what he is doing and uses high-​quality materials.
After exploring several shoe repair shops in the area, I was encouraged to try a new place. Brought in 4 pairs of women’s pumps in various states of wear. From a few higher-​end shoes to my everyday workhorses, Simon made every single pair look like new. Replacing the soles and heels were no problem, and he completely brought back a pair of shoes that I thought were beyond repair.
After I picked up my repaired shoes and freaked out at how great they looked, I immediately brought back a brand-​new pair of sandals that I just bought so that Simon could put non-​skid bottoms put on them. Just picked them up today, and they look beautiful.
His excellent work is worth every penny. I won’t be going anywhere else.

You really should call him Dr. Simon. No, no PhD or MD that I know of, but dang, the man really knows his shoes. I have been bringing shoes here for a long while, and while they are not the cheapest, they are by far the best with the longest lasting results. And, what I very much appreciate is Simon’s honesty. Today I brought in three pairs of shoes. He took a very close look at one where I needed the lining replaced. Or so I thought. After Simon looked at some of the damage to the leather, and looked at the sorry status of my go to flats, he told me that while he could repair them, they would cost more to repair then to replace. And he’s right.
He’s also replaced the heels on my sling backs which I always seem to crack.
Bottom line; zip code pricing and all, I’m a fan.