Welcome to Dannys Shoe Repairs!!..

Danny was a migrant from Italy and arrived in Perth in 1954, he had some training in the footwear industry in Italy as a young 13 year old boy from a shoemaker uncle in Venice.

On arrival to Australia he worked as a woodcutter for a few years but his love and passion was in shoes, so he found a job in a shoe factory in Fremantle as a sports shoe maker.

Some years later against all odds and in bad times he decided to open his store in what we now known as Northbridge, but he was good with people, determined, knew his trade well, and was convinced he could make a future for himself.

He was retailing footwear, some made by himself, and also doing shoe repairs. Business was thriving and over the years he expanded the business and had a good reputation, he specialised in hand making custom made football and soccer boots for many of Perth’s elite sports players.

Over time his two sons ( Frank and Robert ) joined him and he expanded even further into more retail opportunities with stores in Claremont, Applecross and Geraldton, but he wasn’t satisfied with that and expanded even further into the wholesale trade, importing, exporting and supplying other shoe repairers and wholesalers all over Australia with machinery, parts and accessories.

Danny sadly passed away in 2004 but his sons are keen to keep the tradition going with their own stores in Claremont and West Perth following in their dad's footsteps, and the love of footwear is obvious and comes through in the care taken in each and every job.

They have to know how and equipment to do the job properly, and compassion to look after their customers.

Robert has been looking after the Claremont store since its inception over 35 years ago, he only uses first grade materials and equipment to do the job required and in the proper manner. His work is reliable and value for money.