These are best-sellers for a reason—the brand's bouncy, breathable sneakers will help your feet stay cool all summer long. Plus, they’re machine washable, and you can wear 'em sockless. A perfect ...

Even the traditional leather billfold may be on its way out ... has traded leather flat shoes for a pair of Rothy’s — made from recycled plastic bottles — that cost $125.

A young Johannesburg man amazes South Africans with a detailed video showing how he makes formal shoes completely by hand ...

[Photo: courtesy Sylven] The material may be a waste product ... pieces and aren’t as malleable as animal leather: Just one of her shoes is made up of between 60 and 100 pieces.

It may not be made from animals ... “Many people may think or feel bad that we kill animals just to have leather and make shoes, and that is essentially not the real case.” ...

In an origin story more reminiscent of a tech start-up than a luxury-leather-goods brand ... the retail line involves some machinery, made-to-measure shoes—such as the Carter double monk ...