After an online petition, Capezio and Bloch announce they will make ballet shoes for dancers of color. Also, ballerinas Briana Bell, Ingrid Silva and Misty Copeland share their experiences.

Brown says this boot is her "destination shoe of choice" when travel calls for a heavier option. "I do still like to look good, and so style is important, but not the most important," she says.

Only the brown shoes, I guess. At least there’s “The Big Bang Theory”. Sadly, I can relate to those people more, since I too am a citizen of the kingdom of Geek.

Buster Brown has come a long way — both in terms of technology and style — from the shoes I used to covet as a young girl, but happily, some things remain the same: Classic looks, good ...

Our fashion critic discusses the evolution of dress codes, including how rules — like one discouraging brown shoes with blue or black trousers — can come in and out of favor.

It should be pretty obvious whether your outfit calls for high-shine black wingtips or salt-of-the-earth brown boots, but when you’ve got very similar-style shoes in both black and brown, the ...