— -- How much of a basketball shoe's popularity is because of the athletes who wear it and how much is due to the image of the athletes who wear it? That might be the toughest fact and fiction to ...

In 2017, shoes priced under $50 are a rarity. But in 1916, a pair of patent leather work boots sold for between $2 and $4 — a price that boot brand Charles William proudly displayed on an ...