Worn loafers - resole, topy, or both?

[Liquidus]

I bought a pair of Bass Gilman loafers in September for walking around campus. The soles are leather and I wore them daily on concrete and sometimes in the rain. I realize that is putting a lot of wear of them but the shoes didn't cost a lot and I don't want to use two pairs of shoes right now. It's been about 4 months and the soles have worn out, and I am wondering what I should do. This is my first pair of leather soled shoes, so is it normal for it to wear out this quickly? Should I get these resoled or just topy'd or both? I would like to continue wearing these in the rain if possible. I noticed that the leather sole is very slippery in the rain, would topy prevent this?

 

[ThinkDerm]

hole = resole

 

[The Deacon]

both because you use them for wet weather

 

[Nick V.]

One of the purposes of a sole guard is to prevent the leather from wearing out. If you apply a sole guard to a sole that is worn out, soft or, spongy it will wear out immediately. In this case it's best to replace the leather sole and if you're inclined, add the sole guard.

 

[Eustace]

Originally Posted by Liquidus

I bought a pair of Bass Gilman loafers in September for walking around campus. The soles are leather and I wore them daily on concrete and sometimes in the rain. I realize that is putting a lot of wear of them but the shoes didn't cost a lot and I don't want to use two pairs of shoes right now. It's been about 4 months and the soles have worn out, and I am wondering what I should do. This is my first pair of leather soled shoes, so is it normal for it to wear out this quickly? Should I get these resoled or just topy'd or both? I would like to continue wearing these in the rain if possible. I noticed that the leather sole is very slippery in the rain, would topy prevent this?

1) The Gilman soles are not leather, they are polyurethane

2) If you wore them everyday (or close to it) then leather soles could wear out in similar fashion, particularly when worn inclement weather.

3) I have a pair of Gilmans, and those soles are like mini ice rinks. Leather soles are not nearly that slippery. Replacing the poly sole with a leather one and then putting a topy on (listen to Nick V.) would be a good option; however, you might just want to replace the shoe depending on the cost quoted to resole them.

 

[viator]

Why not resole with a rubber sole?