bootmaker

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British bootmaker Dr Martens Plc issued a profit warning on Thursday, citing significant operational issues at its new distribution centre in the United States that sent its shares plunging by more than a fifth.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2023

Berluti, the bootmaker since 1895, branched out into clothes last season under the watchful eye of LVMH-owner Bernard Arnault’s powerful son, Antoine, who is CEO.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2015

“All of us are trapped by the modern-day notion that if you’re a bootmaker that’s all you do,” he said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2014

We slip past White's gentleman's club where Prince Charles spent his stag night before marrying Diana, and see royal bootmaker John Lobb's shop, where prices start at £2,400 a pair.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2011

He had a curious hobby—he was his own bootmaker, and Elsie’s, having taught himself to be a craftsman in an art which might well claim higher rank than it holds.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis