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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...

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...

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...

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

Lars Jensen makes boots—whatever boots he wants, when he wants, exactly how he wants to. And then he sells those boots, to a very lucky person. The lushly bearded Norwegian behind Østmo does things a little differently throughout his life—unless mos... 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...

Viberg Boots and Shoes Releasing in 2020

A Look at Where Viberg is Taking Things in 2020

Last week I got an extended preview of Viberg's plans for 2020—meaning the year after this year, not an exciting new last they're developing. I spent a ton of time working my way through the upcoming collections, speaking with Viberg's brand direc... Read More...

Socks-Chup, Smartwool, Darn Tough, Wigwam, Pendleton

Which Socks Are The Best Socks? I’m Going to Tell You, Right Now.

I've always considered socks to be deeply important. When I was a kid, my favorite shopping trip with my mother was to the perfectly named Sock Exchange, which saw socks and underwear climb probably 30 feet high in a massive footprint of a space. Eh,... Read More...

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Beckett Simonon Durant Oxford Review: A Sharp-Looking Shoe at an Excellent Price

Beckett Simonon is a brand I was interested in long before I started Stitchdown. Its shoe designs are largely quite handsome, their price (while it's climbed over the years) is a very appealing $199 ($219 for boots, $149 for GATs and other sneakers),... Read More...

The 20 Viberg Instagrams You Absolutely Must Follow

Viberg boots have a fascinating duality to them. They're born of a legitimately rugged past—Viberg was originally a logging boot company when it was founded in 1931—and to this day even the Canadian brand's more casual boots and shoes are built with ... Read More...