Jean Banbury, aged 90, who has worked at Sowerbys Shoes in Stourbridge for 50 years The sprightly sales assistant has been a mainstay at Sowerbys Shoes in Lower High Street, Stourbridge for 50 years.

Of all colors, red remains trickiest for dyeing ballet shoes. Usually, several applications are needed for the shade to absorb evenly on the canvas of ballet slippers or the satin of pointe shoes.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Stephen Lentz worked at Roy’s Shoe Shop on Stevens Avenue for so long that ...

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 ...