Buckhead · Atlanta

Shoe repair since 1926.

Full soles and heels. Leather and suede reconditioning. Custom-mixed dye. Bags, belts, and the occasional thing nobody else will touch.

1926In Buckhead, on the same block
1974Owned by the Embry family
ThreeGenerations at the bench
EverywhereWe ship, in and out

Customers writing on Google and Yelp say they were sent here by Neiman Marcus, boutiques in Phipps Plaza, and Nordstrom’s shoe department. Trio was featured in Simply Buckhead, 2014.

What we do

Sole, welt, dye, stitch, hide.

Everything below is work Trio describes doing in its own words. No two jobs price the same, so nothing here carries a number — call and describe what you have.

Shoes

Full soles and heels. Leather or suede reconditioning. Fabric dyeing. Stretching and fit correction — “no two feet are often the same.”

Bags & purses

“We have been fixing and repairing bags and handles as long as we have been fixing shoes.” Handles restitched, hardware, linings.

Accessories

Wallets, belts, clutches, hats. Zipper repair, damaged fabrics, stretching. Belts shortened, restored, holes punched.

Dye work

“All colors have to be custom mixed.” It is slow on purpose — dye work can take up to a month.

Over-loved by pets

In Trio’s own words: “we fix shoes and garments that have been over loved by pets.” Chewed heels, chewed straps, chewed everything.

Out of the ordinary

“Have something out of the ordinary? … We handle all types of strange requests.” Shoeshine while you wait. Some repairs while you wait.

The bench

Old leather, kept old.

Anyone can make leather look new. The harder job is repairing seventy-year-old boots and leaving them looking seventy years old — the patina intact, the damage gone. That is the work Trio is known for, and it is not advertised anywhere.

Christian Louboutin repairs are done here, at this bench, rather than shipped out of state. Dye is mixed by hand to match what walks in the door.

Not in Atlanta? Ship it in →

Illustration: a cross-section of a welted shoe sole showing the upper, insole, welt and outsole, with saddle stitching UPPER OUTSOLE WELT & STITCH
Illustration — a welted sole in cross-section. Diagram, not a photograph.
Since 1926

One hundred years on the same block.

  1. 1926

    A laundry that also fixed shoes

    Trio opens in Buckhead. For its first decades it is both a laundry and a shoe repair business.

  2. 1960s

    The laundry goes

    The shop drops the laundry side and becomes a shoe repair shop only.

  3. 1974

    The Embry family takes over

    Owned and operated by the Embry family from this year on. Dave Embry brings over forty years in cobbler practice and has run multiple shops across metro Atlanta.

  4. 2014

    Simply Buckhead writes it down

    “TRIO Shoe Service has been in Buckhead since 1926, when it was started as a laundry and shoe repair business.”

  5. 2026

    One hundred years. Three generations.

    Still on Peachtree Road. Still the Embrys. Still the same bench.

We ship every where

You don’t have to be in Buckhead.

Trio ships in and out, worldwide. It is written into the shop’s own name. Box it up, call the number below, and tell them what’s coming.

~1 weekStandard drop-off repairs
+1 weekIf it’s shipped to us
~2 weeksMailed items, door to door
Up to a monthDye work — every color is custom mixed

Turnaround times are Trio’s own, from their FAQ. Nothing is paid for online — arrangements are made by phone.

In a customer’s words
“Excellent high end work. I have brought several things to get repaired, including two 70+ year old leather products (boots and a briefcase). They took extremely good care to repair the bad damage while keeping the aged look and even removed years of mold damage. Very impressed with their skill and care. No one I’d rather go to than Trio.”
Darnall Bailey Google review · Local Guide, 12 reviews · 5 stars

Trio replied: “We aim to please. Thank you for your business.”

Other people, other shoes.

“These guys are simple the best! I’ve brought several shoes/boots to them and they have made them look like new.”
Kendrick JonesGoogle · Local Guide, 37 reviews · 5 stars
“Trio Shoe Service beautifully resurrected my main pair of shoes. Further, it completed the resurrection unnecessarily quickly, days ahead of expectation.”
Jody TuckerGoogle · Local Guide, 42 reviews · 5 stars
“I also like the fact that they do the Christian Louboutin repairs in house because another local recommended shoe cobbler sends them to another location in NC to be repaired.”
Sherry J.Yelp · Atlanta, GA · April 2016
“Trio did an awesome job repairing my Louis Vuitton bag handle, which detached and needed to be restitched. The service was fast and the price was reasonable.”
Paulina A.Yelp Elite · March 2022

Real reviews, quoted verbatim from Trio’s public Google and Yelp profiles.

Tell us what you have

Describe the job.

The fastest route is always the phone — (404) 233-8122. If it’s easier to write it down, this goes to the shop.

No deposits, no online payment, no booking fee. Trio quotes the work first.

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Visit

Buckhead Commons, Floor 1.

3145 Peachtree Rd NE #117
Atlanta, GA 30305
Monday – Friday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday
Closed
Call (404) 233-8122
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