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Ron Rider on: How Ron Rider Started Rider Boot Company

Ron Rider is a character. A few months ago, I called him up to talk for an interview. I was unreasonably excited to speak with him—we'd been chasing each other around for a while, and everyone I'd talked to about Ron made very, very clear that the... Read More...
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Stitchdown's deep journalistic coverage of the quality men's shoe world is far from free to produce, and takes a tremendous amount of time—which is why your support is essential to keeping it alive and thriving. Which is why we launched Stitchdown... Read More...
Clinch Boots—Brass Tokyo

A Deep Look at Tokyo’s CLINCH: a Very Rare Bootmaker Indeed

When a bootmaker constructs a boot, they drive nails through the upper leather, lining, heel counter, and insole. Each nail hits a steel plate mounted on the bottom of the shoe last, making the nails curl, forming a hook that locks them in place—the ... Read More...
Crowley Vintage Shoes

And Here Are a Bunch of Wonderful Old Shoes I Found at Crowley Vintage

3rd Avenue of Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood is thick with the patina of a once-thriving, still kinda-thriving industrial zone: welding shops, lumber yards, sign-makers, the place that replaced the glass on my fireplace door after it shattered into ... Read More...
Thursday Boots

Inside Thursday Boot Co.: The Stitchdown Conversation With Co-Founder Connor Wilson

After a number of chats—during which I attempted to bankrupt the company by drinking possibly hundreds of cans of LaCroix from the Thursday office fridge—I finally sat down last month for a formal interview with Thursday Boot Co. co-founder Connor Wi... Read More...
John Andreliunas: CEO of Quoddy

The Art of Quoddy Handsewn Moccasins: The Stitchdown Conversation with CEO John Andreliunas

A vast majority of the shoes Stitchdown focuses on are built with heavy-duty construction methods, from Goodyear welting, to Norgevese, to stitchdown (obviously). Handsewn moccasins—including boat shoes, camp mocs, and all their spawn—are a totall... Read More...
Alden Roy Plain Toe Boot With Dainite Outsole

Resole Report: I Had B. Nelson Put Dainite On My Alden Roy Boots—Here’s How They Came Out

My Alden Roy boots are probably my favorite piece of footwear that I own. For a long time, I was on a quest to find the ultimate brown plain-toe boot: not overly dressy but not un-dressy, goes with everything, displays a perfectly simple shape wit... Read More...
X-Ray Red Wing Boot

This Doctor X-Rayed His Red Wing Boots and I’m Very Glad He Did

Cool doctors are the best doctors. A doctor who loves quality shoes and boots? Pretty good start. A doctor who uses his downtime to take x-ray images of his Red Wing boots? Now we're talking. Elmer, a Filipino anesthesiologist/boot and leather nut... Read More...
Ostmo Boots Lars Jensen

Meet Østmo’s Lars Jensen, Perhaps the World’s Most Interesting Bootmaker: The Stitchdown Conversation

Friendly but strong encouragement: subscribe to Stitchdown’s free newsletter to ensure you never miss a single story. You won’t regret it! Lars Jensen makes boots—whatever boots he wants, when he wants, exactly how he wants to. And then he sells tho... Read More...
Viberg Service Boots and Derbies and Oxfords

Plenty More on What Viberg Has Coming Up: A Chat With Guy Ferguson

Last week I published a preview of what Canadian boot maestro Viberg has planned for 2020—full of plenty information on release schedules, new models, and fun new leathers. I also recently spoke at length with Viberg's brand director Guy Ferguson.... Read More...
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