Custom leather goods upcycler opens first Detroit store

Pingree Detroit's new shop comes nearly 11 years after the company began turning used auto materials into shoes, purses and ...
Fast Company

This startup can measure custom insoles with just an iPhone camera

The Brannock device—that sliding metal gadget used in shoe stores to measure the dimensions of your feet—was invented 100 years ago this year. But footwear fitting hasn’t really gotten more advanced ...
KWCH

Derby custom shoe store faces complaints over unfulfilled orders

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Derby custom shoe business has yet to complete multiple orders. The Better Bussiness Bureau (BBB) reached out to Mikez Customz, the custom shoe business, on September 24.
The New York Times

Custom-Made Shoes: Comfort in a Box

Gifting a pair can be a complex undertaking, but Yohei Fukuda, a master shoemaker in Tokyo, says the result is well worth the effort. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tokyo Bespoke shoes must rank ...
Entrepreneur

‘Challenges Are Opportunities’: Reebok’s 89-Year-Old Founder Is Launching the World’s First Futuristic AI Shoe

Joe Foster co-founded Reebok in 1958. Now, he’s partnering with a 25-year-old entrepreneur to debut what they say is the first commercial shoe made with AI. Syntilay is a new shoe brand created by ...