Hitting the pavement in your cognac leather ankle booties on the reg can take a major toll on your favorite footwear. But a scuff here or loose stitch there shouldn’t go unaddressed because you don’t ...

Shoe repair is one of those areas that feels likes the domain of shoe specialists and cobblers only. And, to be fair, that is often still the case. If your shoes looks like they're worse for wear, ...

Paying to fix shoes you’ve already bought is probably one of the least appealing ways to spend money, but if you’re a human with two feet that walks several miles a week (aka everyone who lives in a ...

It's a sad, but true fact of wearing heels: Scuff marks and tears are inevitable on a favorite, well-worn pair. It can be especially disappointing if you pull them out of your closet for a formal ...

Tucked away in the middle of a small, aging strip mall on State Road 44 in Crystal River, Mark Jones' business is easy to overlook. Aside from a worn and fading sign, there really isn't much to draw ...

Serene Cicora craved a new black bag last fall, but couldn’t come to terms with the $1,000-plus price tags on the styles she liked. So Cicora, an L.A. publicist, took her brown Mulberry Bayswater bag ...

It's time for 7 Questions with Brenda Stowe, longtime Rochesterite, snorkeling aficionado, and inventor of the FlexiSizer. (And, yes, I cheated and asked her 8 questions.) It's a 4-dimensional shoe ...

Walk into the Village Shoe Service shop and you'll instantly know that Mr. B.H. Hawkins and his crew mean business--and they get plenty of it. Shoes, boots and sandals in various states of repair ...

Mark Benson gripped the tops of a pair of leopard print heels, black shoe polish stains under his fingernails. He raised a gnarled heel below the frames of his oversized glasses, tilting it back and ...

The cobbler is 54, young in a business that has grown old. His only child, a son, has already told him he won’t be taking over the family business when his father retires. It’s an honorable profession ...