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Division Road x Viberg - Wholecut Boot - Stone Waxed Kudu

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Division Road x Viberg, Carl Murawski’s Tanker, Tech-Trad from Engineered Garments, and more

We've got a bountiful boot harvest this week—including the latest from Division Road and Viberg, Carl Murawski's Tanker Boots, and Tech-Trad from Engineered Garments. You'll find all that and more in the latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Check ... Read More...

Molly Monahan—Saleigh Mountain Company Cobbler—Hermann, Missouri

Molly Monahan, The Motorcycle Mechanic Turned Garlic Farmer Turned Small-Town Cobbler

When you grow up in a shoe repair shop directly next door to your actual house, it's hard to not catch the cobbling bug. But oh did Molly Monahan try to resist. After learning how to repair motorcycles and doing some farming for a bit, Molly one d... Read More...

Sagara - Cordmaster - Black Domestic Teacore

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Red Wing’s Beckman is Back! Plus New Stock from Nicks and Sagara.

In case you we're wondering we are absolutely back this week. Beckmans are back! Bandung is back! Tall boots? Back (with a vengeance)! You'll find Red Wing and Sagara goodness, new in stock boots from Nicks, Role Club at Brogue, and more, in this wee... Read More...

Jess Wootten—Wootten Boots—Australian Bootmaker

Jess Wootten on Making Boots in an Australian Gold Rush Town, and Blake Rapid Misconceptions

This week on the Shoecast I had the outright pleasure of chatting with Jess Wootten of…Wootten! The Ballarat, Australia boots and shoes and leathergoods maker that is doing some very interesting work. We covered how Jess somewhat tripped into a f... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Labor Day Sales Galore, an Unsung Fever Dream, White’s Shrunken Calf, and More

This week we're honoring the triple digit temperatures with a thematically appropriate "desert fever dream" and an all together heat-laden roundup to boot. We've got a new collab from Unsung and Standard & Strange, a new White's limited run leath... Read More...

EasyMoc’s Casual Rise and the Essential Overlap Between Pride and Manufacturing

Maine was once one of the world's most unique shoemaking powerhouses—then the 70s and 80s happened. Relentless overseas outsourcing (highlighted by the fateful purchase of Dexter Shoe Co. that Warren Buffett has since dubbed the worst investment h... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg’s First Fall Drop, Return of the TallWhite’s, and more

What do you get when a the first Viberg Fall/Winter 24 drop, a natural CXL RDT Casper restock, and some tall tall White's, um... walk into the Wordpress editor? The latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Speed-reader? Archivist? Whoever you are, you... Read More...

Caswell’s Kevin Wilson on How to Start a One-Man Boot Brand—and Bringing Back US Manufacturing

“The only way I learned was making many mistakes and losing a shit ton of money in the process” is how Kevin Wilson neatly sums up the never-simple process of getting Caswell Boot Company off the ground. In the past five years since saying "Hey I'... Read More...

Rider for Stitchdown - Fritz Chelsea Boot - Dark Brown Waxed Fritz

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Our Latest Rider Chelseas, Affordable Meermin Shell, Nicks Dome Boots, and More

Fellow east coasters can probably sympathize with the fact that I was rained in today, staring wistfully out the windows and drinking tea like the temperature wasn't approaching 90˚, but no matter where you are you can probably sympathize with the de... Read More...

Shoebag!! Best Boots to Travel With, Shoe Books, Wood Soles, and P’Zones.

Ben and Ticho once again dip into the Shoebag to answer listener questions—and tap in some special experts along the way—including: how to size boots to match orthotic inserts? What are some of the best brands for Women’s Goodyear welt shoes? Our tho... Read More...