Marco FabrizioThird Generation
Los Angeles · Since 1961
Pasquale, meet Upkeep.
That's Pasquale at the bench — the same hands that have brought L.A.'s favorite heels, handbags, and heirlooms back to life for sixty-five years. Now his craft is one tap away: book a pickup, follow every stitch, and welcome your favorites home.
"The best shoe repair in the world."
65Years of Craft
1Louboutin Partner
∞Nationwide Shipping
1Los Angeles Bench
As Featured In
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Shoe & Leather Care
We don't just repair. We bring things back.
Shoes, bags, boots, jackets — everyday favorites to museum-grade couture, each piece assessed by eye, matched by hand, and rebuilt to its original standard.
Before & After
Proof, not promises.
Drag the handle on any piece to reveal the restoration — the same hands, the same standard, every time.
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The Master Cobbler
Pasquale Fabrizio
A master cobbler with exacting standards and inspired artistry — the man fashion’s toughest critics call "the best shoe repair in the world."
Old-world technique, modern precision, and the trust of the houses that matter — including Christian Louboutin, who recommends Pasquale for every red-soled repair.
The Next ChapterThe Product Line
65 years of care, bottled.
Every cleaner, protector, and finish comes from the same bench that restored luxury shoes for six and a half decades. The products are new. The standards are not.
1961
The Bench Begins
Pasquale begins learning what leather needs by restoring it every day.
1978
Formulas Refined
Dyes, brushes, conditioners, and finishing steps are tested by hand.
1995
Designer Standards
Designer pieces prove the products must be gentle, exact, and reliable.
2012
Color Care Perfected
Red soles raise the standard for color care, protection, and finish.
Today
The Care Line Launches
The workshop knowledge becomes a cleaning line made for home care.
The Result
Everything the bench has learned, in a bottle.
Our signature leather-care collection — formulas refined over decades and tested on the world's most valuable pairs, so they're safe on yours.
Shop the Collection
Passing the Legacy
One bench.
Two new pairs of hands.
After sixty-five years at the bench, Pasquale Fabrizio is handing the family craft to his sons, Marco and Ricky. They grew up in this workshop — learning the leather, the dyes, and the standard that made their father's name.
The third generation carries a new name for the same promise: Upkeep — Pasquale's craft, reimagined for how you live now.
Meet Upkeep
Ricky FabrizioThird Generation
The Upkeep App
Pasquale, meet Upkeep.
Upkeep is Pasquale's workshop with a modern front door. Same bench, same hands, same standard — now with an app that picks up, restores, and returns your favorites without you leaving home.
Sneakers, heels, boots, bags, jackets — snap a photo, book a pickup, and follow every step of the restoration from your phone.
1Book a pickup2Track your repair3Delivered to your door
On your phone already?Scan with your camera to get the Upkeep app instantly.
Join thousands already keeping their favorites in rotation — and out of landfills.
Why Pasquale
Why America ships its favorites to one L.A. workshop.
Sixty-Five Years of Hands
Techniques handed down and sharpened at one bench since 1961 — applied, by hand, to every pair that comes in.
Restoration, Not Replacement
Leathers, dyes, and soles matched to the original so precisely you'll forget which parts are new.
The Louboutin Standard
When Christian Louboutin needs a red sole repaired, they send it here. That's the bar for every job.
Insured, Door to Door
Return shipping included and full insurance on every repair, anywhere in the U.S. — no exceptions.
Trusted With Thousands
Collectors, stylists, and costume archives leave five-figure pairs with us. Yours is in the same hands.
Never Outsourced
Every repair is finished in our own Los Angeles workshop. Nothing leaves the family.
Care Products
Care between visits.
The products we trust at the bench, bottled for home — tested on couture, gentle enough for your most valuable pieces.
Kind Words
Shoe magicians.
Start a Restoration
Don't replace them. Restore them.
Ship from anywhere in the U.S. — return shipping included, every repair fully insured, every piece handled like it's the only one we have.
Prefer to talk? Call 323.936.6883 · Email the shop