The Pacific Northwest is home to the last remaining epicenter of quality bootmaking in the US (and Canada)—and the stories of how the makers White's Boots, Wesc... Read More...
Mark Barbera of Mark Albert Boots had a dream: make some Chelsea boots. Next thing he knew, he had an entire boot company, operating out of his hometown of Some... Read More...
This week, the Shoecast is actually the Larscast, as @tichoblancoshoes and I spend a whole bunch of time chatting with Lars Jensen, the one-man Norwegian wonder... Read More...
In the last episode of the Shoecast, Ticho and I did a birds-eye view of the US handsewn moccasin construction footwear scene: how the shoes are made, and the r... Read More...
One of the goals at Stitchdown is to introduce the new: new shoe and boot releases, of course, but also new makers—hell, it seems like yesterday that Flame Pand... Read More...
There’s just something different about White’s Boots. For me, it’s rooted so deeply in the solidity of them, the heft. When you pick them up, there’s no mistaki... Read More...
There are no shoes in the world like Yuketens.
This is not hyperbole. It's a pure and simple fact that becomes immediately evident as soon as you set eyes on... Read More...
Something I didn’t know before I interviewed White’s Boots president Eric Kinney: except for a few years here and there, a bootmaker has run the company for alm... Read More...
2019 was a busy year over here. An amazingly meaningful collaboration with Mark Albert Boots. The launch of benefits-laden membership Stitchdown Premium. 516 In... Read More...
Over the last two weeks, there is one question I’ve gotten more than any (and I’ve gotten it quite a bit!): “what do you think of your Onderhouds?” Well, the ti... Read More...