More than 300 million pairs end up in U.S. landfills each year. Protecting and repairing shoes can keep them on your feet ...

Nowadays, while most worn out shoes get the boot, one longtime Reading shop will help "heel" them and save their "soles." ...

French brand Saphir is “the crème de la crème of shoe care,” according to shoemaker Lauren Brinkers. Its leather-repair cream has a devoted following, as does its waterproofing spray ...

And there’s no miracle product to prevent that, says Eduard Shimunov of Financial District shoe-repair store Cobbler ... below — from applying tinted leather cream with a toothbrush to tossing ...