In late 2016, English shoemaker Crockett & Jones unveiled an exclusive new leather to their lineup: Russian Grain.
They seemed quite giddy to show off t... Read More...
Guthrie, Oklahoma-based Lisa Sorrell can trace her own bootmaking ancestry back to one of the first cowboy bootmakers ever: Gus Blucher (a man quite aptly named... Read More...
Manhattan-based menswear shop Leffot has an official motto: Numquam Jactate, Latin for “never boast.” In their view, looking good and dressing well doesn’t mean... Read More...
Japan's reputation as a society backboned by remarkable craftspeople is well earned. But the picture of a devoted artisan creating unmatched footwear by hand—wh... Read More...
So get this: for quite some time, one of the world's most prominent cowboy bootmakers didn't realize that women were even allowed to make boots. Good thing for ... Read More...
Andrew Turriff helped design some of Canadian bootmaker Viberg's dressier patterns—but when it came time to develop his own shoe line, all he really wanted was ... Read More...
Unsung House is a wonderfully rare shoe repair shop. After a half decade learning the trade in a more “standard” cobbler setting, brothers Grant and Isaac Gusta... Read More...
As we reported a few months back, Wisconsin-based shoemaker Russell Moccasin, long a source of fine handsewn moccasin footwear for outdoor folk everywhere, is n... Read More...
For decades, the city of Spokane, Washington has been a major hub of the Pacific Northwest bootmaking industry, home of such storied brands as White’s Boots and... Read More...
A.F. Gallun & Sons was once an American leathermaking powerhouse, set on the banks of the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Originally known as Trost... Read More...
