Stitchdown - Wear Better Shoes

Memorial Day ’22 Shoe & Boot (and Some Clothing!) Sales: All the Best Continuously Updated Discounts

Iiiiiiiiiiit’s time once again for Stitchdown’s semi-annual sale roundup! Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and some of our favorite brands and retailers are hosting some very good sales. We’ll keep our eyes open for more hot deals all weekend long... Read More...

crockett jones jermyn street anniversary

Crockett & Jones Marks 25 Years On Jermyn Street With Horween Hatch Grain Shell Cordovan

Crockett & Jones has been a stalwart institution of Northampton—England’s famous shoemaking town—since 1879. In relation to the brand’s 143-year existence, a 25-year anniversary of having a store on London’s famed shoe-strip Jermyn Street might s... Read More...

Get Your Cat’s Paw Heels While You Can! Oak Street and Nicks Both Have The Vintage Classics.

The Cat’s Paw heel is rightly a cult favorite in the shoe world. With its distinctive pattern and semi-namesake little slip-resistant white dots, this early-to-mid-century-originating rubber heel is admired for having both a playful, distinctive desi... Read More...

john lofgren donkey puncher ezo bear hide

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Bear-ly Believable John Lofgrens, Viberg Sneakers Return, and More

In case you missed it, we just revealed the top ten pairs of the inaugural Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome. Congratulations again to our top contestants! Also: Pre-registration for Thunderdome Two is now available. Time to pick out your next pair! Coul... Read More...

nicks boots wickett and craig double stuffed natural harness

This New Nicks Boots Leather Is Some Seriously Hot Stuff(ed Goodness)

Nicks Boots and Wickett & Craig are a natural match for one another—Nicks makes some of the toughest work boots around, while Wickett & Craig are veg-tan specialists who create terrific leathers that can take a hell of a beating (or probably ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Huckberry Exclusives From Rancourt and Oak Street, Truman Rambles On, and More

We've got a good mixture of shoes as well as boots this week, as we begin the transition from spring to summer (which is odd, as boot season never truly ends). See the latest from Viberg, Crockett & Jones, Truman, and more. If you missed our p... Read More...

john lofgren standard strange mto oakland

A Damned Special John Lofgren Made-To-Order Event is Happening Now Through 5/20

Hot on the heels of two in-store John Lofgren made-to-order events hosted by Standard & Strange at their Oakland and NYC brick-and-mortars, Lofgren and S&S are bringing the MTO fun to cyberspace (the final frontier). That’s right! You, den... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Smokin’ Tobacco from Grant Stone and OSB and Plenty More

First things first: I need to extend my congratulations to everyone who finished out the inaugural Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome! I was blown away by what everyone was able to accomplish with their pairs in just seven months (you can see every pa... Read More...

What The Heck is a Lineman Patch on Boots For, Anyway?

If you’ve looked at footwear like Sagara's Cordmaster monkey boots, the Nicks Boots x Rose Anvil ND1, Division Road's 300 LTT Oxford, or Stitchdown’s own White’s Oxford collaboration, you may be curious about the distinctive patches that can be found... Read More...

Meet Viberg’s New Chukka Style: The Uplands Boot

For the first time in ages (okay more like a year or so), Viberg has added a new chukka boot to its roster. No, it isn’t more of the oft-maligned, perhaps-misunderstood Bernhard. Instead, there’s a new boot on the block: the Uplands Boot. &nbs... Read More...