Have you ever had a custom-made shoe? If you lived in a previous century you likely would have. Prior to 1859, when American engineer Lyman Blake invented a sole-sewing machine, shoe-making was ...

This year saw a flood of announcements around a concept that seems like it should have existed all along: shoes designed and manufactured based on a woman’s foot. Specifically, running shoes. “For the ...

The expiration, August 14, of two of what have heretofore been considered the "controlling " patents of the McKay Sewing ...