Patent leather shoes have come a long way from the square front Mary Janes that we wore as kids. The lustrous look is an easy way to dress up bland basics; and in the bootie, platform, and pump ...

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying ...

MILWAUKEE - Inside Charles’ Elite Shoe Shine and Repair World in Milwaukee, owner Charles Palmer puts a lot of heart into every single sole. "I'm in my own zone when I'm dealing with the shoe," Palmer ...

Shining a pair of dress shoes isn't difficult, but you do have to have the right tools and know what you're doing if you want to end up with a good-looking shine. This quick video from I Am Alpha M ...

Shine King has been doing business a block south of the Green Line since 1970. I shine my shoes with a Kiwi Leather Care Kit I bought at Walgreens: a sponge applicator, a horsehair brush, a rag, and ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? If the idea of shining your shoes seems like a throwback to a bygone era, consider ...

Bit by bit, the artifacts of my past are fading away. Going, going or gone are telephones attached to kitchen walls or hanging in booths. Phonograph records and machines on which to play them. Cameras ...

A line of pastors, mail carriers and men on their lunch breaks perched on the platform Thursday afternoon at Shoe Shine King. Employees worked the line, polishing leather boots and buffing Timberlands ...

Put your feet up ... and let Abel McCullough shine your shoes. He sits out in front of Dunkin' Donuts on Richland Avenue nearly every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with his shoe shine box, brushes, ...

DENVER — When you walk through the doors of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, you smash into a wall of smells - you'll get whiffs of fresh popped kettle corn blended with loads of manure and ...

APPLETON – Astute entrepreneurs look for the right niche and fill it. Henry Ptacek, 14, stumbled onto his passion during an afternoon aside his grandfather, who called him over to pick up an old skill ...

Leather is almost indispensable in weatherproof footwear. However, to truly keep out cold and moisture, leather shoes must be ...