The September 2014 Issue of Footwear Plus

Editor's Note

It Could Be Worse

There are problems and then there are real problems.

Wood Shop

Chunky wood platforms take sandals to ’70s-inspired heights.

Features

Here’s the story of how Dee Reid left a successful pharmaceutical sales career to jump head first into shoe retailing with the opening of Heels & Hobos in Corning, NY, and—a little over a year later—couldn’t be any happier with her life-altering decision.

Q&A

Hawaiian Topics

The entrepreneurial tale of John Carpenter, owner of Island Slipper, includes hits, misses, epiphanies and, through it all, an unwavering commitment to family and the sandal company’s deep Hawaiian roots.