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Woodcut of shoemakers from Frankfurt am Main, 1568. Two shoemakers in Vietnam in 1923. Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cordwainers (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them [citation needed]).
A cordwainer making shoes, Capri, Italy A cordwainer's desk in Hamburg, in the background a shelf with lasts Tombstone of the shoemaker Xanthippos. Marble, Greek artwork, ca. 430–420 BC. From Athens. A cordwainer (/ ˈ k ɔːr d ˌ w eɪ n ər /) is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather.
A shoemaker is an artisan skilled in making shoes and other footwear by hand. This page lists notable shoemakers, though it may not be their primary reason for being listed in Wikipedia. This page lists notable shoemakers, though it may not be their primary reason for being listed in Wikipedia.
Wooden lasts in a shoemaker's workshop in Hamburg, Germany. A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for.
Iconic shoemaker K-Swiss received a takeover bid in mid-January after the company failed to achieve profitability since 2008 and was seemingly dwindling out of existence. The proposed buyer is ...
Jayne Mansfield with (left to right) jockeys Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker in 1957. Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night.
Shoemaker Karl Birkenstock, born in the 1930s, is still alive. Since some of his sandals no longer enjoy design protection, the firm attempted to gain copyright protection by seeking to classify ...
A former shoemaker pleaded guilty Tuesday to allegations that he ran an illegal gambling operation for the Mafia out of his shop in Brooklyn. Salvatore Rubino, also known as “Sal the Shoemaker ...