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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Unglazed Color 8 Shell, Ealdwine Spectators, and a New C&J Coniston

With how many patina-ready boots are dropping this week, we would be remiss if we didn’t remind you once again that the inaugural Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome is on the horizon. Most of the pairs we’re highlighting today would be excellent contender... Read More...

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Your Very Handy Memorial Day 2021 Shoe & Boot Sales Roundup

With spring winding down and summer on the horizon, it's time to clean out the closet and make some room. For some of our favorite makers and retailers, that means it's... 🚨🚨🚨 MEMORIAL DAY SALE TIME! 🚨🚨🚨 Important!! We're going to continuously ... Read More...

Indonesian Bootmakers: a Comprehensive Guide

Ahhhh, Indonesia: land of 17,000 islands, constant 80-degree temperatures...and some of the most impressive and best-value handmade boots you'll find anywhere in the world. Why Indonesians care so deeply about boots remains a bit of a mystery. The... Read More...

Getting to Know Sagara Bootmaker’s Bagus Satrio Wickasono Through Our Shared Love of Music

Before shoegazing was a hashtag to use beneath a post about boots or shoes, it was a term associated with a loose grouping of mostly British and Irish bands in the late-1980s and early-1990s who were invested in exploring the possibilities of soundsc... Read More...

A Very Important Indonesian Bootmakers Update Shoecast Episode

The very first episode of the Shoecast—and the most-listened-to episode of all time—was about Indonesian Bootmakers. To close out season 3, Ticho and I knew it was high time to revisit that wonderful world of hand-welted boots and shoes. Even in t... Read More...

How to Do Made-To-Order Footwear from Indonesia and China the Right Way

If you told me years ago that one day I would be infatuated with a Chinese man who goes by the name Flame Panda, I likely would’ve said you were severely misguided (and asked if the Panda was ok). Yet here I am today, marveling at Peng/Flame Panda... Read More...

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The Engineer Diaries (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tall Boot)

The following is the tale of one noble bootsman’s brave plunge into the unique and fulfilling world of engineer boots. Be prepared, however: the narrator encounters brushes with what broad society might consider a complete loss of sanity—borne both o... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: New Nicks and Wescos, Viberg Horsebutt, $350 Meermin Shell, and Abundant Aldens

First off: did you check out those Vibergs Ben previewed earlier this week? Well, you should! If you want to do some planning for later this year. In the meantime, let’s check out what’s going on this week—we’re highlighting a couple Alden Indys, som... Read More...

Brett Viberg on Fall/Winter 2021, Pushing Viberg’s Manufacturing Forward, and Vintage Inspiration

Brett Viberg is back once more on the Shoecast, to give us a detailed breakdown of Viberg's coming releases in the second half of 2021—there are a LOT, and you can see a preview of the entire lineup right here. Ticho and I also get into how Brett ... Read More...

FULL PREVIEW: Viberg’s Fall/Winter 2021 Lineup, Revealed

Wondering what Viberg has coming out in the second half of 2021? Well, wonder no longer! Viberg has been kind enough to offer Stitchdown—and therefore, you—an exclusive early look at the rangy Fall/Winter collections that will be available at Viberg.... Read More...