Even admist the spectrum of very old shoemakers in the very old shoemaking epicenter of Northampton, England, you won't find one a day older than Tricker's.
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Sagara head man Bagus Satrio is one of my favorite people in the entire bootmaking game. I absolutely love the work he and his team do—his Cordmasters need to b... Read More...
Few individuals have done as much for the popularization of Goodyear welted footwear in the last half-decade as Chris Echevarria. Through his brand Blackstock &... Read More...
When was the last time you heard of a quality footwear company’s arrival prompting phone calls from high-profile media companies like the New York Times? Back i... Read More...
What are generally considered to be the world’s finest handmade hiking boots have been made in Intervale New Hampshire since 1950 at the shop with "LIMMER &... Read More...
Just around the bend from the Stefano Bemer shoemaking school in Florence lies the Arno, central Italy’s largest river. If you overheard Bemer students while ea... Read More...
Alden Madison is one of the essential New York City shoe stores, stocking and selling more Alden shoes and boots than likely anywhere else in the world.
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There’s an old story over at Nicks Boots that goes like this:
A longtime customer named Robert walked into Nicks’ Spokane workshop one day, in need of some b... Read More...
A major car accident that devastated her short- and long-term memory almost upended Amara Hark-Weber’s life. Shoemaking gave her a new one.
The accident occurr... Read More...
Grant Stone’s Garrison service boot model is pretty darn close to the platonic ideal of a boot. A “tell a (highly artistically talented) kid to draw a boot, thi... Read More...
