Tariffs! The most enjoyable read you’ll have on them all day. (Because we’re somewhat ignoring the larger macroeconomic effects to focus just on boots!)
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Viberg Service Boots: they're good. And quite historic (here's an extremely complete history to justify that statement). And just good!
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If there was a leaderboard for “ways to justify buying expensive boots,” your chart-topper would be the Captain Samuel Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unf... Read More...
“To meet the needs of the military service,” Edward Munson declared in his book The Soldier’s Foot and the Military Shoe, “a special military shoe is required.”... Read More...
A welt is far more than just an intermediary to connect the upper and sole of a welted shoe. The right welt can add balance to a shoe’s visual design; the wrong... Read More...
First, there was a time when loafers did not exist (there were dinosaurs instead).
Shortly after, there came a time when loafers did exist, but they were on... Read More...
By the time Nathan Florsheim realized he wanted to make and sell his own boots, he had already taken some important steps:
1) Disassembled some Red Wings to b... Read More...
The last comes first—the old shoemaking maxim is as true as it is poetic. But then there’s the process known as relasting…which is about dead last on most cobbl... Read More...
Toe taps (or toe plates) are way more than just a bit of flair to show off on the soles of your shoes—they’re actually quite beneficial to the wearer, helping t... Read More...
When I originally got into the world of high-quality footwear, I went in hard.
Within the first six months of getting my first truly great boots—the classic... Read More...
