VIP Shoe Restorers
M-F 7:30am-6pm; Sa 9am-5pm
VIP Shoe Restorers caters to a high end men’s crowd, carrying a wide range of expensive shoes and polishes. While speaking with Nick, a co-owner of the shop, we learned that he partners with B Nelson Shoes, another well known shoe restoration company, where Nick began his career. He is a third generation shoe restorer: His family has been in business for more than ninety years.
Nick has a wide range of connections throughout the industry, including with shoe specialists in Europe. Thanks to these relationships, he has brought a variety of boutique products into the store. Nick continues to solidify his standing in the shoe world by writing a column in a men’s fashion magazine. He has become their go-to expert on shoe advice.
According to Nick, his encyclopedic knowledge of the shoe industry and his loyalty to his customers has helped him become “the” shoe restorer for many big midtown firms. He recalled a time when one of his clients brought in a huge bag of shoes from his car, many of them worth “well over $10,000,” to be cleaned and polished. Nick proudly told us that, “This customer, a shoe fanatic, trusted me enough to handle his shoes properly and use only the best products.”
