Rory Fortune’s handled a lot of shoes at his shoe repair shop, Goods & Services. Having Frankenstein’d his way through more shoes than most people see in their lifetime, he knows a good shoe when he sees one. But when he’s not operating on a pair of well-worn sneakers at his shop, he’s at home wearing a familiar shoe. “Around the house I usually wear Birkenstock’s,” he says. Another tally for Birkenstock. But Fortune says that’s what he normally wears in the summertime when he pops into his backyard. For the chillier seasons, he opts for the Industry of All Nations Cabrales shoe, a cozy loafer with wool uppers and rubber soles. “They’re nice,” he says, “but recently I made a pair myself with a leather sole that was based on those.” If your cordwaining skills need some polishing, you can always go straight to the source instead.