“As someone who has climbed mountains, I’ve had to improve the grip on the bottom of a shoe or two,” Michael Sawyer of UltimateKilimanjaro.com says with a laugh. “Just take a rock, nail file or ...

Navigating the workshop of Jim’s Shoe Doctor is a hazard for the inexperienced. Strips of leather and spare soles stack up next to imposing machinery and scraps on the floor. Mike Summers barely even ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Ever looked down to find your shoes talking to you? No, not in ...

A designer has launched a stitchless range of shoes that are made by simply slotting together the upper and lower soles. Anna Korshun from the Netherlands, who launched her eponymous brand this year, ...

SALISBURY — When it came down to it, all Pat Weddington wanted was a hand-stitcher and a polisher to help with repairs he sometimes had to make to shoes he and his wife were selling on eBay.

What do you get if you cross a shoe with a coconut? A bounty for the feet. Laura Sevier meets Sven Segal, eco shoe designer and founder of the Po-Zu range, who has found a novel use for waste coconut ...