His handmade Italian shoes were filling with sand.

In his time everyone wore handmade shoes, and clothing was a major investment for anyone.

A wealthy man-he wore a custom-tailored suit, handmade brown shoes, a fine digital watch.

Tom looked down at his four-hundred-dollar handmade Italian shoes, battered beyond recognition but still holding up.

He trained in his father's workshop and at the age of 16, in 1909, he opened a shop in Paris where he sold handmade shoes.

And he'd liked handmade shoes as well, and they were a tolerable fit.

The result was a handmade shoe called "6 ounces," which sold for up to $175 at a time when quality women's shoes cost about $45 a pair.

From this insight came a life-changing idea: Dr. Rose decided to start a company to sell high-quality, handmade shoes that were both stylish and comfortable.

And what was Hayley doing giving purple, handmade, French shoes to Steven?

Yuanling Street in Zhongzheng District is a market for shoes, including shops selling handmade shoes.