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Please, PLEASE Include Overhead Shots of Shoes If You’re Selling Them Online: A Rant

So there you are, shopping for shoes online, as even the most ardent "Go to the shop! Support local business!! TRY ON THE SHOES!!!" advocates do in 2019. Something catches your eye. You click into that shoe's page, to get a closer look. You revel ... Read More...

How Cobbler Union Makes High-End Dress Shoes Under $400: The Stitchdown Conversation

Finding extremely high quality dress shoes under $400 is a challenge. In just five years' time, Cobbler Union has established itself as a somewhat quiet but very real player in that space. After serving as CEO of his childhood friend Norman Vilalt... Read More...

The Made-in-the-USA Shoe and Bootmakers You Should be Supporting

When America's founding fathers wrote up that constitution of theirs, chances are they were wearing shoes or boots made in America—by a local craftsperson, because that's where everyone got their shoes. Over the next couple hundred-plus years, the... Read More...

Moulded Shoe Inc-One Pair of Feet Must Last a Lifetime

Step Into Moulded Shoe, Timeless Wonder of the Footwear World

Moulded Shoe Inc. is barely more than the width of a garage door side to side, but it’s much, much taller than it is wide. Boxes upon boxes of shoes, including Alden's deeply unique Modified last models, climb up to the sky on your left and right—may... Read More...

Behold The World’s First Shell Cordovan Nikes

Ever seen a pair of Horween shell cordovan Nikes? No, you almost certainly haven't—until now. I know I haven't. And who knows, some may be out there! But Bill Wuyek 100% definitely just created these black and color 8 Horween shell cordovan Nikes—... Read More...

Alden Rare Shell Cordovan Matt Gray Collection

How Matt Gray Assembled Perhaps The World’s Finest Collection of Alden Rare Shell Cordovan Boots

Today, Matt Gray just may have the most impressive collection of Alden rare shell cordovan boots of anyone in the world. But just over two years ago, he didn’t have any—and was barely into shoes at all. “My wife got me my first pair of nice shoes,... Read More...

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Tricker’s Stow: A Two-Year Review of a Very Excellent Country Brogue Boot

When one thinks of “rugged footwear”, it's not uncommon to default to the style of work boots that adorned the feet of the hard-working men that braved the frontier of the Pacific Northwest. This reputation is well-earned, yet the romanticism that su... Read More...

The 33 Red Wing Instagrams You Absolutely Must Follow

#redwingwednesday isn't just a hashtag—it's a lifestyle. And while Alden is always challenging for the throne of Most Thriving Instagram-Borne Shoe-munity (see all the Aldengrammers you must follow right here), Red Wing may just own that top spot for... Read More...

Parkhurst Boots—Andrew Svisco—Stitchdown Conversation

How Parkhurst Plans to Take On Alden: The Stitchdown Conversation with Andrew Svisco

If you're going to start a shoe company from scratch, you might as well train your sights on the best. Andrew Svisco founded Parkhurst less than a year ago, but already he's talking quite seriously about creating shoes and boots that stand up against... Read More...

Viberg Hiking Hunter Tobacco Chamois x Division Road

This New Viberg Hiking Hunter is One Classy Beast of a Boot

Despite its work boot roots, Viberg at this point is most widely revered for its 2030-last service boot: a beautifully sleek, borderline dressy triumph of footwear design that still functions as an ode to the Canadian company's rugged history as a ma... Read More...