But now, the beloved Bristol shoe repairman is “hanging up his shingle — so to speak.” “I’m getting old. I’m 82,” Iacovelli ...

“I was what, about 12 or 13? And I had the soles danced off my shoes.” Also at the same street was Lily Rodgers. “Well, that was where I met my husband actually, on VE Day,” she said.

Teaming up with sneaker retailer Levels Shoes, the famed shoe customizer came out to Dubai’s Sole DXB footwear fair to take private clients for a bespoke sneaker service. The event’s creations ...