The best way to increase the longevity and appearance of your leather shoes, bags, and other leather items is to keep them moisturised. Oils and balms such as our Leather Revitalising Oil and Beeswax Balms prevent leather from drying which leads to cracking. Unfortunately when leather has dried out to the point of cracking there is no return, so it is important to oil regularly. As a general rule of thumb, if you're using your leather goods frequently you'll want to oil them every couple of months. If you happen to wear your shoes in water, especially salt water, it's best to oil them afterwards. To oil your bag, shoes, or any other leather item simply apply a small amount of oil...
We might be known for our shoes but our quality craftsmanship doesn't stop there. We also make a variety of leather goods such as belts, wallets, handbags, backpacks, aprons, and more. Belts You won't find another belt like ours in New Zealand! Our belts are made from the finest quality vegetable-tanned leather from Italy and Italian buckles which we hand-stitch onto each belt. Our buckles are also exclusive to Soul Shoes, meaning no one else in NZ will have the same buckles as ours. Choose from a large selection of styles to complete any look. As always our experts in store are here to assist you. Wallets We have a variety of wallets to suit your needs, some styles are made from our NZ leather and...
For generations we've been making shoes and leather goods for people of all ages throughout New Zealand and beyond. Here are a few reasons why people keep coming back. Keeping it Local Soul Shoes has been making shoes and leather goods for over 50 years right here in Raglan, NZ from NZ leather. We have had many shops over the years, but today we have our one shop and workshop on the Raglan Wharf, where the original owner, Rob Galloway, and a small team work making high-quality leather goods. Original and Unique Although many styles have come and gone over the years our most loved and trusted styles are still made today. We use a wide array of cowhides in different colours and textures...
Our focus is changing towards our growing range of bags, It folders, belts & accessories. We are still doing the old favourites that we’ve been making over the past 40 years.
Also we now have a laser embosser and are thrilled to be able to laser logos or names. Wether it’s a bag, belt or apron it can be done. Check out the video on our Facebook page.
But what hasn’t changed is the care and attention we put into everything we make!
Welcome to our second post about the making of Soul Shoes, where we take you through the process, step by step. In part one we looked at the raw materials. Once we've got these and they've arrived at the workshop (sometimes by cargo ship, sometimes in the back of the car!) we need to do something with them! The preparing of all the materials for assembly takes two things; machines and man power! The Machinery; We have some pretty cool machines in our Wharf workshop, some that we picked up many years ago, some from our friends in the shoe business and some that we've had to painstakingly move! Cutting: One of our most used machines is our press. This is...
