Cordwainer "cobbler" have often been considered not interchangeable, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes. In this usage, a "cordwainer" is someone who makes new shoes using new leather, where as a "cobbler" is someone who repairs shoes. Medieval cordovan leather was used for the highest quality shoes, but cordwainers also used domestically produced leathers and were not solely producers of luxury footwear. In the historic London guild system, the cobblers and cordwainers were separate guilds, and the cobblers were forbidden from working in new leather. Historically, cobblers also made shoes, but only using old leather
Life's What You Make It (album) stars out of 5, and called the album "a generally respectable, if slightly uneven, sophomore outing for the Memphis singer". Life's What You Make It (album) Life's What You Make It is the fourth album by American R&B singer Wendy Moten. Following her success with the album "Time for Change", released the previous year, Moten returned to the studio to record her fourth album. She co-wrote two of the tracks as well as featuring on the production, in addition to her usual vocal duties. The album failed to have any success in her native US but its title track was