terayon Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Does anyone know if its possible for a repair shop to sew on additional material to the top of a knee high boot and make it thigh high? extending the zipper does not matter.....For the most part the only thigh high boots I can ever seem to find are fetish styles with wild extravagant heels and shiny vinyl etc... It would be nice to be able to mod some of my more appropriate knee high styles into a thigh high design.... does anyone have any experience or thoughts on this idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shafted Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 My local cobbler is very handing with his Singer long arm sewing machine. I see no reason why they couldn't be extended. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba136 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Ask Heart88. I bet he could do it. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hart88 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 (Due to a bad illness-kidney failure and infections related and non related) I can't do something like this at this time If you can find the leather that matches, you should be able to extend the boots. The extra material could have a buckle and strap to complete the design, that way you wouldn't miss the zipper at the top. I don't know how savvy the repair person you find is, but there are two sides to every piece of leather. different color, different gran. If you find a place that sells scrap leather, look at both sides, that increases your chances of finding leather to be used for the extention Sueded leather also sometimes is different on both sides For instance, I did some shoe work for the grumpy old men movies. They had me add a folded collar to a pair of boots for Ann Margaret. It was a suede boot to have a "puss and boots" folded collar...I ordered the black suede hide, and initially was disappointed that I couldn't get the right grain. then I turned it over, and the back side matched alot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Achilles could do the job standing on his head AND he would probably replace the zips with longer ones. I could too if I had a sewing machine. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 thanks Its nice to know it can be done...now if i could only just work up the nerve to actually walk into a store and ask the dude to do it The other thing id be worried about is being able to match the color...if i do it i think ill ask for a swatch of the material he'll be using so i can take it home and see if it matches any of my pairs first. any idea on the cost of something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscotty727 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I don't know your size, but you could always call them first and say "I got these boots for my gf, but she likes them longer. Do you think you could do it? I want to surprise her". Even when you pick them up you could say "she is about the same height as me, mind if I try them on to see how they would fit?". Just an idea if your too nervous and shy to tell him the truth or have anyone else take them in for you. Good luck. Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 So I called 2 shops about this. one said they couldnt do it straight away, the other said to come in and he'd take a look and let me know. He said he could do it, but it would cost around $100, the material wasnt going to be a perfect match and he said even if he got the measurements right it would probably slouch. He said I probably shouldnt try it. It was a real disapointment as there are so few "normal" pairs of thigh high boots out there. Ive only ever seen one or two wedge pairs on ebay in the past and Ive never actually seen a pair in any store. Every now and again you see pointy toe stilleto ones or really kinky platform styles....but nice, appropriate wedge or low heeled thigh high boots remain a rareity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 So I called a third shop and they said they couldnt do it at all. ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris100575 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 It depends on exactly what you're looking for, but Pleaser do a couple of pairs of flat / low heeled thigh boots. If they have a suitable pair it might be easier than trying to get some extended. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Not matching the leather sounds like a cop out to me as well as the high price. As for them slouching, they can easily be reinforced with plastic or stiffer leather. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 I just recently bought a full length shiny PU skirt on ebay and am thinking that it will work very nicely for material...it was relatively cheap and I figured it was worth a shot as it looked like it may match....Ill let you know when it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 so the skirt is a little shinier than my shiniest pair of boots (I dont own any patent pairs...just PU) so I think that this might work perfectly....once I have some more $$$ im going to call around again and see what they have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thighbootguy Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Terayon - The last thing I would worry about is what a taking your boots into a cobbler’s shop in person. I take my thigh boots in for heel tips and zipper repair and I’m wearing a pair when I do it. Cobblers have seen all kinds of footwear before and, in my experience, they just see it as another job. Before a cobbler could give you a decision on doing the work, they need to see what they are getting into. I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 Ya Im not too worried about taking them into the cobblers...the financial repurcussions are whats stopping me at this point....I also sort of like this dress, and although ive never had much of a liking or even an interest for them before....but this one is ankle length and looks really nice with my boots.....itll be a shame if I cut it all up....but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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