Ask Alex: What's the point in leather soles? - The Cheaney Journal
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Let’s take a deep dive into one of the great debates currently raging (actually, more ‘quietly simmering’) in the footwear market: are rubber soles better than leather? Let me begin by saying that if there was one sole unit that did everything, and contained every property that you could ever want, there would be no
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Step In To Sustainable Shoes With Cheaney - The Cheaney Journal
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Trickers Shoe Trees -Limewood – A Fine Pair of Shoes
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Cheaney kudu leather shoes and boots: origins and benefits - The Cheaney Journal
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