This turn-dial tightening mechanism has been used in outdoor industry footwear for years. Will it replace old-school laces? Probably not. But it makes a compelling case.

Instead of the usual metal eyelets most shoes are equipped with, speed hooks are metal hooks which make lacing, as the name implies, speedy. Rather than having to fuss about, threading each lace ...

Rocky Carroll, second-generation boot maker and owner of RJ's Boot Company, is a true Texan with tall tales to spin and "fancy" boots to craft out of his humble little shop on Ella just north of the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo does not do second place. In his mind, the Portuguese ace refuses to contemplate being outdone by anyone at anything … let alone a rival from Barcelona. That's why the Real Madrid ...