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Crown Northampton - Ernest Wholecut - All Colors

ACTUALLY The World’s Greatest Sneaker? Crown Northampton’s Handmade Ernest Wholecut

Reviews of Crown Northampton's Harlestone sneaker can't seem to stop asking if they're the best sneaker in the world. A few say it outright. Almost all of them flirt with the phrase. But Crown Northampton's Chris Woodford? He's not so sure. "We ge... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Clinch Cowboys, Iron Heart Wescos, and More

It's been a downright deluge, but we've got the shoes and boots locked down tighter than the Clinch nails securing the soles on this week's headliner. Also in store: the week's top three Viberg drops, and some patina monsters from Iron Heart. Oh, and... Read More...

Stuart Weitzman Interview—Stitchdown Shoecast

Women’s Shoe Icon Stuart Weitzman on Nudists, Aretha Franklin & The First Shoe He Ever Sold

No conversation about the all-time great women's shoe designers is complete without a very long segue into Stuart Weitzman. Born into a shoemaking family who manufactured for decades in longtime US shoemaking hub Haverhill, Massachusetts, Weitzman qu... Read More...

Division Road x Tricker's - Kilsby Derby - Timber Chromexcel

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Unlined Viberg Loafers, Hatch Grain Shell, and a New Drop from Addict

This week's roundup has a whole load of shoes and boots from the likes of Tricker's, Viberg, and Addict Boots, but not nearly as many as Stitchdown's very own quality footwear mega-expo Boot Camp with maker and tannery exhibitors from around the worl... Read More...

How to Become a Bootmaker, With Oldspeed MFG’s Dave Corey and New River Boot’s Dave Mills

We don’t often do shoecast episodes with multiple guests—but when both guests are up and coming bootmakers, both guests honed their skills and found a lovely and helpful bookmaking community in our Stitchdown Premium Discord, and both guests are name... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Division Road x Easymoc, New White’s Engineers, Three Great Plain Toe Boots

White's revamps their engineer lineup, Viberg runs rugged boots once more, and three great shops release their take on Alden's plain-toe boot...all that and more down below in this week's roundup. Check out the shoes and boots of weeks past in our... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Nicks Shell Cordovan, Project Pandion Launch, and Some Sales

Despite the summer heat, big boot mania is in full swing, with no shortage of new releases clocking in at a full 8 inches. One of our most interesting releases though, comes in a little closer to the ground. Project Pandion is a...project...that's be... Read More...

Grant Stone—Traveler Penny Loafer—Chestnut Calflf

Penny Loafers: Possibly The Most Comprehensive Guide Ever Published

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, Norwegian shoemaker Nils Tveranger was exposed to the moccasin construction method used o... Read More...

Nicks Boots—Custom Work Boots—Spokane Washington

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: 2020-Last Vibergs, Very Fast Nicks, Scorpion Cowboy Boots, and More

It's a tight roundup this week, but a good one: custom configuration Nicks that go to build in two weeks are about as close to summer Christmas as anything short of the AEST time zone. Plus, we've got the return of honey glazed shell cordovan at Gran... Read More...

Houston Boot Company—Custom Cowboy Boots in Virginia City Nevada—Jake Houston Interview

Custom Cowboy Bootmaker Jake Houston on Preserving Knowledge, León Mexico, and Zebra Races

About a half hour from Reno, there’s a place called Virginia City, Nevada, where everything feels like it’s 1859 and the US’s largest silver deposit was just discovered. The bars say "saloon," and look the part. The cemetery is definitely haunted. An... Read More...