A few months ago, we introduced a special cork fabric for certain design-your-own shoes. The stylish material, lined with gold-speckled cork, worked well for the side panels of our Dash RunAmocs and for flower appliques on our youth and adult Merry Janes. We originally offered the cork option as a limited edition, available only until we ran out of the...

How would you like some nice wood paneling on your shoes? No, we're not modeling our shoes after my father's 1978 station wagon, but we do have another woody feature: cork! Cork! Gold speckles glimmering in the light. We recently acquired a special limited supply of decorative cork-lined fabric. This thin, smooth material is adorned with shiny gold speckles. Although...