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PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEAN GOSS, GOSS PHOTOGRAPHY, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS HEAVEN AND HEEL THIS FALL, BOSTON'S STYLISH SET IS FLOCKING TO—WEYMOUTH? BY JORDAN GOSSELIN One hundred years ago, Louis LaRossa opened the doors to LaRossa Shoe Repair, a small shop for his friends and neigh- bors in Weymouth, where he buffed up loafers and shined Mary Janes. But these days, with both the space and the services newly expanded, customers can count on some premier shop- ping to boot: vintage slip-ons, French tennis shoes, elegant outerwear separates, top-tier sheaths... Talk about a polishing. It was time for a change, says Bill LaRossa, Louis's grandson, who owns Louie at LaRossa Shoe with his wife, Gina. At the updated, revamped storefront, neighbors can still replace a tattered heel, but they can also walk out with a pair of rare Italian stilettos and a matching trench coat from Barbour, the world-famous UK brand whose fall-friendly waxed cotton jackets are the centerpiece of the new store. Louie at LaRossa Shoe also stocks its ample space with fine leather accessories and jewelry, too—as LaRossa says, "Louie is a full concept store." In spite of the expanded inventory, LaRossa maintains that the boutique's first goal is to provide true (read: old-fash- ioned) quality: "We want to be able to define the benchmark of a great product as something that lasted and endured, or looked and felt better with age," he says. Much like LaRossa Shoe itself. 94 Pleasant St. S., Weymouth, 781-335-9631; larossashoerepair.com . Louie at LaRossa Shoe brings the best of the best to Weymouth, from Barbour sportswear and outerwear (ABOVE) and handcrafted Globetrotter suitcases (RIGHT) to Capri, Italy's famed Zabattigli unisex espadrilles. 70 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM STYLE SHOP