Day Without Shoes is her goal
Posted on March 26, 2012 in Toms shoes
On March 22, Barrington High School senior Gabriella Palko is inviting her fellow students to take part in an project known as One Day Without Shoes
KODAK Shoe Art Film Wins Craft and Hobby Association Innovation Showcase
Posted on February 28, 2012 in Ballet shoes
KODAK Shoe Art Film, a new way to personalize and print your own full-color shoe designs, recognized as the top new innovative product in the craft and hobby market.Barrington, IL (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 A panel of craft and hobby experts, journalists and celebrities chose KODAK Shoe Art Film as the winner of the Innovations Showcase at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) 2012 Winter ...
Sole man: Shoemaker is one of a dying breed
Posted on November 28, 2011 in Leather shoes
The first thing that greets you at The Wilton Shoemaker’s shop is the warm smell of leather, which has a strong pull in the DNA of owner Chris Kydes. Forty years ago, it was this fragrance that led him to leave the Norwalk Fire Department and buy the business, then called the Village Shoe Service. “I got a call to buy the shop,” said Mr. Kydes, whose father was a shoemaker in Great Barrington ...
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‘Happy place’ found in resale boutique
Posted on August 26, 2011 in Bakers shoes
After giving up a job as an operations manager for an architectural firm, and leaving Chicago for Barrington, Laura Howard has found a home. On May 21, Howard opened Vanity Share Resale Boutique at 128 E. Main St. in downtown Barrington. The mid-label womens’ resale boutique focuses on styles from the likes of Ann Taylor, J. Crew, Banana Republic, Sweet Pea, Chico’s and Talbots. Everything in ...
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