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Nicks’ CEO Shuyler Mowe on Explosive Growth, Developing New Leathers, and Spokane’s Uniquely Competitive Bootmaking Scene

For the past three years, CEO Shuyler Mowe has lacing up his now decade-old Builder Pros to helm Nicks Handmade Boots, shepherding the Spokane maker from a pure focus on work boots and into a new era of lifestyle relevancy—and dramatic growth that's ... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Oak Street’s Lakeshore In Shrunken Kudu, Taft’s Stitchdown Launch, and More

In this roundup, we recap this week’s new releases from White’s Boots and Dr. Sole while also checking out the latest from Alden, Truman, and more. More shoes ‘n’ boots can be found here. White’s Boots Perry Select 6”: $390 White’s now offers ... Read More...

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Withered Fig Celebrates Five Years With An Exclusive Dr. Sole Game Changer Boot

Big milestone here for Taiwanese sole brand/cobbler/shoemaker Dr. Sole: for the first time ever, footwear from their in-house Pioneer label is available at a North American retailer. Virginia-based shop (and Patina Thunderdome sponsor!) Withered Fig... Read More...

Taft’s Kory Stevens on How to Accidentally Start a Hugely Successful Shoe Brand

In 2014, Taft Clothing was selling camouflage and polka-dot no-show socks. One fateful Reddit moment later, Kory Stevens was somehow overseeing a shoe and boot brand that was absolutely on fire—and designing some of the most unique footwear you’ll ev... Read More...

White’s Beefs Up Their Moc-Toe With The Perry Select

When White’s Boots launched their Perry moc-toe boot a few years back, it very much felt like the Pacific Northwest’s answer to brands like Red Wing or Thorogood. Made with Seidel work leathers on White’s low-arch 1972 last, the Perry was otherwise b... Read More...

Red Wing Japan Alum Michiya Suzuki Is Back With His Latest Venture—The 2 Monkeys

Few people played a more pivotal role in shaping the heritage footwear revival at Red Wing Shoes than Michiya Suzuki. A few years prior to the worldwide launch of the Minnesota-based icon's Heritage division in 2007, Michiya became general manager ... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Armagnac Shell Sneakers, Endless Aldens, and More

Hey folks! I was busy munching on some muffulettas down in New Orleans last week, but I’m back, and here to tell you about a whole bunch of new releases—including the revival of a Red Wing cult favorite, a fan-designed monkey boot from Tricker’s, som... Read More...

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Cobbler Lorena Agolli on Apprenticing Under a Bespoke Master, Her Red Wing Habit, and the Nice Way to Tell Customers Their Shoes Suck

Back when Lorena Agolli was getting started in the trade, an aging cobbler grabbed her forearm, frowned, and dismissively said, "you’re not strong enough." Well that was the wrong read on every level—almost a decade later, Lorena is currently enterin... Read More...

Grant Stone’s Wyatt Gilmore on GYW Shoe Addiction, Japanese Old Man Style, and NOT Grant Stone

Wyatt Gilmore runs Baroda, Michigan-based, ever-rising footwear brand Grant Stone. So of course we had him back on the Shoecast and completely barred him from even mentioning his own company. Instead, Wyatt gets into what makes the feeling of Good... Read More...

Inside The Tokyo-Rockabilly Dreamscape of Attractions Boots

Picture a well-worn vintage pair of engineer boots. In your mind’s eye, they're likely rough and rugged; over their decades of use, the leather has dried out and cracked a bit, and they’ve lost much of their luster. But underneath that timeworn su... Read More...