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Grant Stone—Traveler Penny Loafer—Chestnut Calflf

Penny Loafers: Possibly The Most Comprehensive Guide Ever Published

The penny loafer's early history is a little murky; people just aren’t great at recording this stuff. But the consensus seems to be that in the 1930s, Norwegian shoemaker Nils Tveranger was exposed to the moccasin construction method used o... Read More...

Nicks Boots—Custom Work Boots—Spokane Washington

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: 2020-Last Vibergs, Very Fast Nicks, Scorpion Cowboy Boots, and More

It's a tight roundup this week, but a good one: custom configuration Nicks that go to build in two weeks are about as close to summer Christmas as anything short of the AEST time zone. Plus, we've got the return of honey glazed shell cordovan at Gran... Read More...

Houston Boot Company—Custom Cowboy Boots in Virginia City Nevada—Jake Houston Interview

Custom Cowboy Bootmaker Jake Houston on Preserving Knowledge, León Mexico, and Zebra Races

About a half hour from Reno, there’s a place called Virginia City, Nevada, where everything feels like it’s 1859 and the US’s largest silver deposit was just discovered. The bars say "saloon," and look the part. The cemetery is definitely haunted. An... Read More...

Engineered Garments x Alden - Algonquin V-Tip Blucher - Color 8 Shell

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Clinch Monkeys, Engineered Garments x Alden, Iron Heart Wescos, and More

Another year, another Met Gala, and we're still waiting to see the 55 last hit the red carpet. Timberland though, did make it—with some stratospheric heels and no shortage of speed hooks. Back in welt-land we've got a some new two-tone Clinch at Stan... Read More...

Seiji McCarthy Interview—Exceptional Bespoke Shoemaker in Tokyo

Seiji McCarthy is Hand-Making Some of the World’s Greatest American Shoes—In Japan

Growing up outside Philadelphia, half-Japanese, half-American Seiji McCarthy never once dreamed about making shoes—that spark didn’t ignite until his 30s. So when it did, like any normal person, he left his normal-person job, talked his way into s... Read More...

Division Road x Trickers - Dark rust Chamois - Hero (1)

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: DR x Tricker’s, Oak Street Stitchdown, New Nicks Last

A 14-deep roundup with Clinch, a new collab from Division Road and Tricker's a Brandle last available at Nicks for the first time.... Read More...

Is Turriff Functional Footwear Making the Best-Quality Barefoot Shoe on the Market?

Barefoot shoes! They make it so it feels like you’re walking barefoot! But while… wearing shoes! And boy are they getting popular. The basic theory of barefoot or minimalist shoes is: regular shoes constrain our feet, not allowing them to spread and... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Natural CXL Indys Finally Return, Flat Head Loggers, Rancourt’s Pastel Boat Shoes

We're closing out April strong with a mess of new boots, including Viberg's third Spring drop, some great lace-to-toes from the Flat Head, a new model from Rancourt, and more in the latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the week. Check out all of our previou... Read More...

Lofgren - Donkey Puncher - Natural Chromexcel Roughout

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Tall Crocketts at Division Road, McCoy’s Engineers, Guidi RDT, and More

So yeah...these tariffs. So much fun! How might they affect things in terms of footwear pricing and just the overall industry? It's impossible to say exactly what's going to happen at this point, but our Shoecast chat with FDRA head man Matt Priest a... Read More...

stitchdown patina thunderome winners 2024 2025

Every Single Winner from the 2024-25 Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome

All boots look better worn hard and loved deeply. Not exactly a controversial statement! But we decided to put it to really the test all over again, in the fouth-annual Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome presented by Grant Stone and Nicks Boots Near... Read More...