Footloose | A Gumshoe’s Inquiry
December 16, 2008
Men’s footwear history in the making. (AP)
Steven Taffel is the owner of Leffot, a high-end men’s shoe boutique in Manhattan.
Watching the video of the Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi hurling his shoes at President Bush, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “What kind of shoes are those?” It all happened so fast that it was impossible to tell, but I’m fairly confident they’re not worth the $10 million a Saudi man reportedly offered. The shoes couldn’t have been Read the rest of this entry »
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