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The Quality Footwear World’s 2021 In Review—Plus Some Bold Boot Predictions for 2022

2021! 'Twas another extremely weird year! It really was. But man was it a wonderful one in in the world of boots and shoes. This episode, Ticho and Ben from Stitchdown.com review some of the most exciting, surprising, and inspiring quality footwea... Read More...

Atelier Buck is Hand-Making Made-to-Measure Rugged Boots—and One Day, Maybe Bespoke

In tomorrow’s Shoecast episode, Ticho and I take look back at 2021, and make a few (reasonably?) bold predictions about 2022 and beyond. One is something I’d absolutely love to see, and have a hunch will happen at some point before too long: the rise... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Beastly Winter Tallboys from JK Boots, a Cocktail Collab, and More

We're back! With shoes. And boots. Mostly boots, this time around. Josh is off this week, hanging out in a very warm place while I dig out of a foot of snow—while, believe it or not, wearing boots. Man the JKs below would be awwwwful nice today. A... Read More...

Kreosote’s JD Gabbard Is Here to Rewrite Engineer Boot History

The boot brand Kreosote is but one man—JD Gabbard—some wonderful vintage tools, a 1978 Airstream, and one of the most unique and curious spirits in all of the handmade footwear world. After decades traveling the world as a fine art photographer, G... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: A Special Chromepak Viberg, Nicks Chukka-Inspired Striders, And Division Road’s Annual Footwear Sale

Good tidings to you, dear reader. It’s Christmas tomorrow, but the boot train keeps chugging along regardless! Read on to learn about some new releases available now—including some excellent Vibergs at Standard & Strange—and some available throug... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Grant Stone’s New Horween Leathers, a Lotta Aldens, and a Special BootHunter Collab

It might be too late for any of these Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week to make it under a well-lit and well-decorated pine tree near you, but who knows, Santa works in mysterious ways. This week we explore a bunch of brand new offerings from Grant Stone (... Read More...

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Is Crown Northampton’s Shell Cordovan Harlestone Hand Stitch the Best-Quality Sneaker in the World?

This piece was created in partnership with Crown Northampton, but that doesn't really matter—Stitchdown would never publish a partner piece with a brand or product that we don't believe in incredibly deeply. Almost a decade ago I was a s... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots Of The Week: Badass OSBs, New Nicks LTTs, and S&S Gets RDT

2021 is winding down, folks, but new boots keep on rolling in. Speaking of which, we’ve got some new releases from Rolling Dub Trio to talk about this week, plus the latest from Nicks, Oak Street Bootmakers, and more. Plenty of other roundups to c... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots Of The Week: Various Flavors of Tricker’s, Kreosote Moto Boots, and a Toscanello Duo

The Black Friday, et al sales bonanza is complete, which means it's time to get back to focusing on some excellent full-price boot and shoes. Which is a good thing! Read on to learn about several excellent exclusive makeups at The Bureau, some chonky... Read More...

Are Some of The World’s Best Dress Shoes Becoming…Chonk??

Not so long ago, if you were attending a wedding, or taking an important job interview, and asked a knowledgeable shoe friend for advice on what to wear, there was but one "answer": sleek black oxfords, no brogueing, cap toe optional. A classic shoe,... Read More...