Just one warning about keeping a stash in the closet: the cushioning in running shoes will break down over time, even if you haven’t run in them, so very old shoes may have a shorter lifespan ...

the boat shoe never went away. But the confluence of the 20-year trend cycle with the current old money obsession hints at an extra layer in the preppy shoe’s current return—something rooted ...

Yes, “it can be very hard to separate from a well-loved ... this is how to make old shoes look new again. “A lot of people like to polish their own shoes and there is a big community built ...

"Old Shoes." (Gazette archives) “Shoes aren’t very romantic,” Roberts wrote, “but at least they’re essential. A Cedar Rapids artist even saw their possibility for a good still life ...