Called Winner Sport, they are made of full-grain calfskin, lined with sheepskin and perforated in just the right places for a unique look. The rubber soles are either white or red, with coordinating laces.
Author Ian Fleming dressed his fictional character James Bond in John Lobb shoes. A made-to-measure pair can cost $5000 or more.
John Lobb opened for business in 1849.
Stars and their highly priced cars
What are Hollywood's female A-listers driving? Paris Hilton parked her white Lexus LFA on the street while she stopped for lunch the other day. Paris also has a Ferrari California that sister Nicky often uses. Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock drives a Mercedes-Benz GL550 and an Audi A6 avant; Kim Kardashian was spotted filling up her Ferrari 458 Italia at a gas station; Jennifer Love-Hewitt gets about in a Bentley Continental.
Recovery down to workers: Chrysler boss
Sergio MarchionneTurning Chrysler around in the midst of the global financial crisis was a long shot that other CEOs wouldn't "have touched with a 10-foot pole", said Fiat-Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne on US television. Marchionne knew the odds were against saving the No3 US carmaker, but he decided to take the risk with the help of a US government rescue package. He said the fear he saw in Chrysler workers' faces when he arrived in 2009 disappeared as the turnaround proceeded.
"I think the world of American workers," he said. "What happened here at Chrysler would have been impossible without the commitment that they've shown."
Prius C outperforms rivals on shop floor
Toyota says the Prius C has become one of its "fastest-selling" vehicles worldwide.
In the US, the 1.5-litre hatchback hybrid racked up 1201 sales in its first three days on the market.
Its 1.8-litre big brother Prius sold 8400 units in the US in its first 10 weeks. Toyota points out that the 1201 sales of the Prius C are more than the all-electric Nissan Leaf or the hybrid Chevrolet Volt chalked up in a month.
The Prius C goes on sale here tomorrow. Toyota says it has already received orders from customers.
Citroen's DS9 goes large in Paris before its official debut
Citroen's new top-end car has been spotted at a photoshoot in Paris ahead of its official debut at this month's Beijing motor show. The DS9 is a large - think Mercedes-Benz S-Class - four-door coupe charged with spearheading a new DS range specifically for China. It follows on from the DS3 mini and DS4 and DS5 crossovers. It is likely to be powered by a hybrid petrol-electric set-up offering four-wheel drive. The car will be built as part of Citroen's venture with the Changan Automotive Group in Guangdong Province and sold exclusively in China.
We are the world
* The US city of Pittsburgh is hiking property values in order to raise much-needed tax revenue. In the first wave of assessments, a lawyer was stunned to find his apartment had suddenly jumped US$55,000 ($67,000) in value to US$228,700 - and his private parking space in the building, previously valued at US$5000, was now "worth" $287,800.
* A street sign in front of Lakewood Elementary School in White Lake, Michigan, says the speed limit drops to 25mp/h (40km/h) on "school days only" - from "6:49-7:15am, 7:52-8:22am, 8:37-9:07am, 2:03-2:33pm, 3:04-3:34pm, 3:59-4:29pm."
