Stitchdown - Wear Better Shoes

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg’s First Fall Drop, Return of the TallWhite’s, and more

What do you get when a the first Viberg Fall/Winter 24 drop, a natural CXL RDT Casper restock, and some tall tall White's, um... walk into the Wordpress editor? The latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Speed-reader? Archivist? Whoever you are, you... Read More...

Caswell’s Kevin Wilson on How to Start a One-Man Boot Brand—and Bringing Back US Manufacturing

“The only way I learned was making many mistakes and losing a shit ton of money in the process” is how Kevin Wilson neatly sums up the never-simple process of getting Caswell Boot Company off the ground. In the past five years since saying "Hey I'... Read More...

Rider for Stitchdown - Fritz Chelsea Boot - Dark Brown Waxed Fritz

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Our Latest Rider Chelseas, Affordable Meermin Shell, Nicks Dome Boots, and More

Fellow east coasters can probably sympathize with the fact that I was rained in today, staring wistfully out the windows and drinking tea like the temperature wasn't approaching 90˚, but no matter where you are you can probably sympathize with the de... Read More...

Shoebag!! Best Boots to Travel With, Shoe Books, Wood Soles, and P’Zones.

Ben and Ticho once again dip into the Shoebag to answer listener questions—and tap in some special experts along the way—including: how to size boots to match orthotic inserts? What are some of the best brands for Women’s Goodyear welt shoes? Our tho... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Tempesti Tricker’s at Division Road, Veg-Tan Parkhursts, and More

It's a gold medal roundup this week: new Tricker's at Division Road, Crown Northampton embracing American sport (why don't they use an "s" at the end?!?), version four of the nnnnndestructible boot from Rose Anvil and Nicks, MORE NICKS, and of course... Read More...

Flora Knight Cowboy Bootmaker Guthrie Oklahoma

Flora Knight on Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Cowboy Bootmaking Lineage and That Time She Tried to Tan Her Own Leather

She was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand, but few people could possibly seem more at home making bespoke cowboy boots in Guthrie, Oklahoma than Flora Knight. Learning the craft from two of the historic western city's best teachers imagina... Read More...

Standard and Strange - Scratch and Dent Sale - Boxes

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Standard and Strange Scratch and Dent Sale, New Red Wing Leather, and more

This roundup is BIG. Biggest we can remember in a while. Hail Summer! New leathers from Red Wing, Nicks, and White's; new collabs from Engineered Garments and Leffot, revived and restocked models at Division Road, Grant Stone, and Meermin, and an exp... Read More...

Lots and Lots and Lots of Tokyo Boot Videos are Coming—Here’s a Preview

A few months back, I spent five days in Tokyo. I went, in many ways, to confirm a strong suspicion: that it is indeed the greatest city in the world for quality shoes and boots. I have not been to every single other city! But I left confident that my... Read More...

Viberg - Service Boot 310 - Dark Brown Wooly Chromexcel

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg’s Glistening Wooly CXL, Discounts at Division Road and Rancourt, and more

On this week's episode we're going off script to talk about socks and learn about wool...but we didn't forget about the boots. We've got Viberg's mammoth Wooly Chromexcel release (only five models but I couldn't help it), discounts at Division Road a... Read More...

White's Boots President Eric Kinney and Division Road Inc Owner Jason Pecarich

Behind The Scenes of Footwear Development With White’s Boots President Eric Kinney & Jason from Division Road

In long-overdue returns to the Shoecast, White’s Boots President Eric Kinney and Division Road’s Jason Pecarich sat down to pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to develop new footwear products, getting into every twist and turn on past col... Read More...