If your worn-out shoes are in serious need of a full-blown makeover, it's time to head to the next best alternative to buying a new pair – a trusted cobbler in the OC. Shoes that are in dire need of a ...

Perhaps the strap broke on your favourite designer handbag, or the soles of your vintage leather boots need some major TLC, or the heels on your new stilettos are just too high to walk in all day.

As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...

Alexandria Shoe Repair, 124 N. Fayette St., Alexandria; 703-549-8133. The oldest continually operating shoe repair in Virginia opened in 1896 and still draws them in with reasonable prices, ...

Louie Domerese is a master cobbler who wants his customers to see a clean, modern shop when they walk in. Save the clutter, he says, for the back of the shop -- his workshop where he performs his ...

In spite of our best efforts, ours is still in many ways a “throw away” society. But there are exceptions, such as a favorite pair of shoes that fit like a glove. When those favorite boots, shoes or ...

The same year Neil Armstrong’s lunar boot was making mankind’s first step upon the moon, Atkinson Shoe Repair was launching its own mission to help people keep their own, more terrestrial boots (and ...