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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Bellview Grange rings up bumper crop of new members City plans event for TAP line Signups underway for classes for older adults Airport, historic commissioners named; vacancies remain on other panels Boosters Club needs parents to volunteer Education Signups underway for classes for older adults They're back (and they've brought friends) Free TED talk simulcast in Ashland Schneider Children's Center branches out Getting a 'Fresh Start' Environment OR-7's pups true wolves Mt. Ashland Hill Climb Agency says hatcheries OK on Columbia Do you think foods containing GMOs should say so on the label? 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Ashland Hill Climb 'Spooky action': Peacemaking through synchronicity Community Blog: Communication is an Art Oregon Trail Card users can shop at farmers markets Learning from the dying what people should know about living Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries Photos Videos Blogs NEWS NOW OR-7's pups true wolves ... 10 things to know for Friday ... Best Bets: Sept. 4-11 ... OR-7's pups true wolves ... 10 things to know for Friday ... Best Bets: Sept. 4-11 ... BUSINESS Q&A Loving the leather at Village Shoes By John Darling for the Tidings DailyTidings.com By John Darling for the Tidings Posted Sep. 5, 2014 @ 4:56 pm Updated Sep 6, 2014 at 12:12 AM By John Darling for the Tidings Posted Sep. 5, 2014 @ 4:56 pm Updated Sep 6, 2014 at 12:12 AM » Social News Village Shoes, 369 East Main St., Ashland Stacey Larnered, owner www.village-shoes.com, 866-482-1321 ------ Q: What do you sell that makes you stand out? A: We sell handmade leather shoes from Europe and accessories, such as handbags and wallets, and also socks and tights. We support small, independent manufacturers doing high quality craft work and help them make a fair wage. We sell some jewelry by Northwest artists. Q: Your shop, Village Shoes, is obviously successful and full of customers. Why? We have unique and interesting products and people get wowed by them when they walk in here. Like these edgey AS98 Italian leather shoes are made in Bosnia to give them jobs. They are a mod fashion statement, a wedge. They’re high-end, $269. How did you get interested in shoes and come to be an owner here? A; I got a job in a shoe store in high school, in New York state. I’ve always loved shoes. I worked here seven years before buying it in 2009. I’m the third owner. The economic downturn was definitely hard but we survived. We had to tone down our inventory and watch our price point and work with what people were doing. Q: Your customers, mostly women, what are they seeking? A: Now people are more comfortable with spending a little more on shoes. We have boots going up to $400. That’s as high as we can go. People will always love Frye boots and they trust the name and durability. They go for $250 to $400 here. We have boots for men, but as you can see, there aren’t men in here. For guys, we’re moving to the more casual, like sandals for spring. Men here don’t dress up like the women do. Women will say, “Please honey, try these on,” but the men don’t buy them. 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