"It's going to help our children, actually, even in sports also because we were able to pick out any shoe that we wanted, and also for their school and everything," said Tami DeRose, a parent.

You can find Goodyear-welted shoes at Edward Green, Carmina, John Lobb, Alden, all of which will be at the upper end of the price spectrum, around the $700 mark. But you can find welted shoes at ...