Need help fixing broken ankle strap

[Chorlini]

I need some help fixing a broken ankle strap. It's one of those really thin ones. The leather has broken around a hole that saw most of the action. The only thing that's keeping it from falling off is the stitching. I can't remove the strap from the shoe as its physically attached to the shoe, so unless I can fix this the shoe becomes useless to me. Which would make me a sad panda as its one of my favorites. Does anyone know of a way to fix it? I'm thinking maybe glueing it together again using two small strips of leather. Any suggestions are welcome, it doesn't have to look pretty. As long as it gets the job done and I can wear them for a little longer. Thanks in advance!

 

 

[shoerepairer]

if this was brought into me, I'd probably remove the original synthetic linning & replace it with a tight grained piece of leather & then re-stitch the entire strap. it might pay you to ask your local repairer to see what he suggests.

[Chorlini]

Thanks for the reply. Wouldn't he have to do like basically everything? As I said the strap is a fixed part of the shoe. Bad design if you ask me but it is as it is.