Patent leather is the ultimate symbol of sleek sophistication. Whether you’re dressing for a business meeting, a date night, or a fashion-forward event, those glossy black heels or statement-colored ...

David Mesquita from the Leather Spa in New York showed Inside Edition some tips and tricks to keep your shoes in top shape. Marilyn Monroe famously said, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can ...

His show business stories are knockouts. Russ Thacker, starring in the revival of ”Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” at the Civic Theatre, has spent most of his 40 years in theater, ...

Patent leather shoes have come a long way from the square front Mary Janes that we wore as kids. The lustrous look is an easy way to dress up bland basics; and in the bootie, platform, and pump ...

School’s in, and it’s not Grease. Author John R. Powers creates a different kind of romance with growing up in the ’50s in his oddly titled Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Powers ...

John R. Powers, the author of the made-in-Chicago hit “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” and a nostalgist who helped thousands laugh at their complex memories of rigorous parochial ...