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,... Read More...
Launching two years ago with the Nora plain toe boot, Grant Stone's women's line is something of an outlier: Goodyear welted boots on patterns and lasts designe... Read More...
Just about one year ago, Luke Kolbie and his business partner Joe Julian took over ownership of 125-year-old Russell Moccasin: the Berlin, Wisconsin bookmaker t... Read More...
Ahhhh, Indonesia: land of 17,000 islands, constant 80-degree temperatures...and some of the most impressive and best-value handmade boots you'll find anywhere i... Read More...
Spring is finally springing (that's how that saying goes, right?) so this week's release roundup fittingly has a nice trio of loafers—and a Carmina custom loafe... Read More...
When it comes to quality shoes and boots, value is a 1) hugely important in making the right decision, and 2) something of a fungible concept. Value often depen... Read More...
Back in the middle of last year, Maine stalwart Rancourt, maker of excellent handsewn and Blake construction shoes and boots, came up with an idea: what if they... Read More...
Welcome to the Stitchdown Shoe & Boot Term dictionary. There are many words in here, about shoes and boots, followed by definitions. You should read them.
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SHELL CORDOVAN! That most magical of shoe leathers. King of shine, paragon of durability, bastion of beauty. There really is nothing quite like it.
But shell... Read More...
"How do I get my hands on some Alden rare shell cordovan boots or shoes?" It's one of the questions we get asked the most. So Ben from @stitchdown and @tichobla... Read More...
