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A Deep Look at Tokyo’s CLINCH: a Very Rare Bootmaker Indeed

When a bootmaker constructs a boot, they drive nails through the upper leather, lining, heel counter, and insole. Each nail hits a steel plate mounted on the bottom of the shoe last, making the nails curl, forming a hook that locks them in place—the ... Read More...

And Here Are a Bunch of Wonderful Old Shoes I Found at Crowley Vintage

3rd Avenue of Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood is thick with the patina of a once-thriving, still kinda-thriving industrial zone: welding shops, lumber yards, sign-makers, the place that replaced the glass on my fireplace door after it shattered into ... Read More...

Inside Thursday Boot Co.: The Stitchdown Conversation With Co-Founder Connor Wilson

After a number of chats—during which I attempted to bankrupt the company by drinking possibly hundreds of cans of LaCroix from the Thursday office fridge—I finally sat down last month for a formal interview with Thursday Boot Co. co-founder Connor Wi... Read More...

The Art of Quoddy Handsewn Moccasins: The Stitchdown Conversation with CEO John Andreliunas

A vast majority of the shoes Stitchdown focuses on are built with heavy-duty construction methods, from Goodyear welting, to Norgevese, to stitchdown (obviously). Handsewn moccasins—including boat shoes, camp mocs, and all their spawn—are a totall... Read More...

Alden Roy Plain Toe Boot With Dainite Outsole

Resole Report: I Had B. Nelson Put Dainite On My Alden Roy Boots—Here’s How They Came Out

My Alden Roy boots are probably my favorite piece of footwear that I own. For a long time, I was on a quest to find the ultimate brown plain-toe boot: not overly dressy but not un-dressy, goes with everything, displays a perfectly simple shape wit... Read More...

This Doctor X-Rayed His Red Wing Boots and I’m Very Glad He Did

Cool doctors are the best doctors. A doctor who loves quality shoes and boots? Pretty good start. A doctor who uses his downtime to take x-ray images of his Red Wing boots? Now we're talking. Elmer, a Filipino anesthesiologist/boot and leather nut... Read More...

Meet Østmo’s Lars Jensen, Perhaps the World’s Most Interesting Bootmaker: The Stitchdown Conversation

Friendly but strong encouragement: subscribe to Stitchdown’s free newsletter to ensure you never miss a single story. You won’t regret it! Lars Jensen makes boots—whatever boots he wants, when he wants, exactly how he wants to. And then he sells tho... Read More...

Viberg Service Boots and Derbies and Oxfords

Plenty More on What Viberg Has Coming Up: A Chat With Guy Ferguson

Last week I published a preview of what Canadian boot maestro Viberg has planned for 2020—full of plenty information on release schedules, new models, and fun new leathers. I also recently spoke at length with Viberg's brand director Guy Ferguson.... Read More...

Viberg Boots and Shoes Releasing in 2020

A Look at Where Viberg is Taking Things in 2020

Last week I got an extended preview of Viberg's plans for 2020—meaning the year after this year, not an exciting new last they're developing. I spent a ton of time working my way through the upcoming collections, speaking with Viberg's brand direc... Read More...

Socks-Chup, Smartwool, Darn Tough, Wigwam, Pendleton

Which Socks Are The Best Socks? I’m Going to Tell You, Right Now.

I've always considered socks to be deeply important. When I was a kid, my favorite shopping trip with my mother was to the perfectly named Sock Exchange, which saw socks and underwear climb probably 30 feet high in a massive footprint of a space. Eh,... Read More...