If you’re feeling poor in this lousy economy, one way to stay well-heeled is to visit a shoe-repair shop. Repairing shoes instead of buying new ones is a frugal habit that can save significant money, ...

Serene Cicora craved a new black bag last fall, but couldn’t come to terms with the $1,000-plus price tags on the styles she liked. So Cicora, an L.A. publicist, took her brown Mulberry Bayswater bag ...

The cobbler is 54, young in a business that has grown old. His only child, a son, has already told him he won’t be taking over the family business when his father retires. It’s an honorable profession ...