Best Foot Forward

Best Foot ForwardPliny The Elder once muttered something to the effect that shoemakers should give no opinions beyond the shoes. We hope he didn't have anything against non-shoemakers sounding off on footwear: though no cobblers, we, there are a few pithy points about shoes we'd like to unload right here, Pliny or no Pliny.Until recently, toes everywhere were kept snarling under a hood of leather that had, with few exceptions, about as much comfort and good looks as a cast iron boiler. For some...