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The Deepest Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week Roundup In Quite Some Time

Okay… *cracks knuckles* We’ve got a MASSIVE Shoes ‘n Boots of the Week for you here. And that's all you really need to know. Read on to learn about some new releases from Viberg, White’s, Alden, and more. All of our past release round-ups ca... Read More...

19 Things You Almost Definitely Did Not Know About Tricker’s

Of all the storied shoemakers in Northamptonshire, the British belly of shoemaking that has wrought centuries of endless influence over footwear around the world, nobody has been at it longer, and more consistently, than 192-year-old Tricker's. In... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Green Boots! And Red Boots! And Color 8 Boots! (Which Are Also Kinda Red)

The latest Shoes ‘n Boots of the Week is proudly brought to you by the colors Green and Red. There’s a lot of both this week, from makers including Nicks, Truman, Unmarked, and more. Get in there. To read about previous new releases that feature c... Read More...

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Tricker’s Bespoke Shoemaker Adele Williamson on Everything You Didn’t Realize About Bespoke (and Making a Pair for Idris Elba)

Meet Adele Williamson: Tricker's youngest bespoke shoemaker ever, and also Tricker's first female bespoke shoemaker—in the brand's 192-year history. Adele's story is fantastic: unsure of what to do with her life, she enrolled in a shoe design clas... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: a Shelby Sendoff, Two New Nicks, and Maybe the Best Oak Streets Ever

And we've got another breezy edition of Shoes ‘n Boots of the Week for you all. This week, we’ll be covering a couple of new drops from Nicks, a Viberg Shelby Sharp swansong from Division Road, a pair of nifty jump boots from Oak Street, and more. ... Read More...

Grant Stone’s Wyatt Gilmore on the Brand’s Origin Story, Leather Selection, The Luxurious Wide-Width Life, and More

Grant Stone's Wyatt Gilmore is one of the people we most love talking to in the entire footwear industry—so it was high time we had him on the Shoecast. While we spend plenty of time discussing how GS develops new models, and chooses leathers, and ho... Read More...

What Each Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome Judge Will be Looking For

The Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome is coming up Oct 1, in case you haven’t heard. And the concept underpinning this whole crazy/wonderful venture—wear the hell out of your boots (or shoes!) while still caring about them deeply, and let’s all watch wha... Read More...

The Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome: The Official Rules

The Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome is the preeminent event fostering both community and friendly competition in naturally-developed footwear patina. The Dome starts on Oct 1 2021, and at the end of it all our esteemed, leatherbound judges will select ... Read More...

LIVE: The Opening Ceremonies of the 2030th Shoelympic Games

Welcome to a very, very special Shoecast episode! The entire shoe world has been on the edge of its heels waiting for 2030th Shoelympics to kick off from Northampton, England, and the Shoecast has secured exclusive coverage of the opening ceremonies!... Read More...

Viberg Archive Sale on Marrkt, Round 2: Coming This Wednesday. Here’s The Details.

Two weeks ago, high-end consignment site Marrkt put about 100 pairs of boots from Viberg on sale. This Wednesday, July 28 (2021), they're reloading in a big way, and going far deeper on makeups than last time. While we'll all have to see exactly w... Read More...