Today, Cole Haan unveils a new collection of leather loafers and oxfords that are entirely made in the small town of Lewiston in Maine. It has partnered with five expert leatherworkers who make each ...

On a snowy day roughly 12 years ago, shoemaker Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé’s train pulled into a city she had never heard of — Providence, Rhode Island. Carrying a bag of shoe samples, Chassé walked ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Skilled craftsmen and artisans once dominated the shoemaking business before factories took over, but a North Side shop is bringing the art back to the people with new classes and ...

ROCKY RIVER, OHIO — Lots of women love shoes, but only a few love them enough to want to make their own. But Michaela Reynolds did. The Rhode Island woman came to Rocky River to learn at the bench of ...

If you thought woven leather was invented by the Italians, think again. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, British shoe brand Grenson has created—or rather recreated—some milestone styles, like the ...

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is launching a new prize for the 2025 edition of its annual Footwear Awards to celebrate and promote Britain's shoemaking heritage. Called the Craft of Shoemaking ...

John Karandonis, once Australia's most famous shoemaker, grew up without shoes in Nazi-occupied Crete. Karandonis is now a silver-haired old man, but his eyes shine – his pupils seem literally to glow ...

Sara McIntosh made her first pair of shoes in 1974. Her baby girl (who’s now 47) was starting to walk, and McIntosh wanted to craft a pair of soft-soled shoes to hug and protect her little feet.

A county remains the "shoemaking capital of the world" despite decades of change, industry bosses have said. The British Footwear Association (BFA), based in Northamptonshire, has now represented the ...