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Ken Diamond on the Rare Satisfaction of Making Boots by Hand

Back in the 2010s, Ken Diamond had a booming moccasin business in Vancouver—celebrities wore his shoes, which also secured a hallowed spot on the shelves of Istetan, the Tokyo department store that's home to likely the world's great shoe selection. B... Read More...

Division Road x Viberg - Waxy Commander Welted Collection

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Welted Waxy Commander at Division Road, Chunky Neocork on Alden Shell, Lucas Larson’s AL64 at Nicks, and More

Happy New Year peoples. We're back, and believe it or not we haven't talked about boots all year—but that short streak ends today. Ending it for us will be plenty of Waxy Commander models at Division Road, chunky Neocork at Alden Madison, another hea... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: a New Viberg Boondocker, Wesco at Brooklyn Clothing, Sneaky Alden Shell, and more!

Yes it's almost Christmas. But we still have some boots!! That includes a brand new pattern from Viberg, Wescos you don't have to wait 18 months for, a duo of Oak Streets that still arrive before Christmas (somehow), and plenty more in this weeks:... Read More...

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The Oak Street Bootmakers Story: a Fierce Commitment to Improvement and US Manufacturing, and the Trench Boot that Started it All

When was the last time you heard of a quality footwear company’s arrival prompting phone calls from high-profile media companies like the New York Times? Back in 2010, when Oak Street Bootmakers came onto the scene, that’s exactly what happened. It ... Read More...

Limmer Boots: Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About the Iconic Hiking Boots

What are generally considered to be the world’s finest handmade hiking boots have been made in Intervale New Hampshire since 1950 at the shop with "LIMMER & SONS" on the sign. Today, the shop still houses a bootmaking legacy dating back to 1919. ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: A Viberg 310 For the Ages, Ultra Cozy Slippers, and More!

We're jumping headfirst into the boots this week, with some quite good Viberg 310s at Division Road, Russell's contender for world's coziest moccasins, Clinch engineers at East West Apparel, and a whole lot more in the latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the ... Read More...

“Chuck ’em in the River!” How Two Stefano Bemer Alums Teamed Up to Form Arno Shoes.

Just around the bend from the Stefano Bemer shoemaking school in Florence lies the Arno, central Italy’s largest river. If you overheard Bemer students while eating lunch on its bank, you might be convinced the whole thing is completely full of terri... Read More...

Curtis Bosch—Alden Madison—Stitchdown Shoecast

Curtis From Alden Madison on How to Size Into Any Last, and That One Time He Saw Harrison Ford

Alden Madison is one of the essential New York City shoe stores, stocking and selling more Alden shoes and boots than likely anywhere else in the world. This week, Ben and Ticho sit down with shop co-owner Curtis Bosch to talk about how he got suc... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Nicks x Parkhurst Collab Returns, the Garrison Goes Bronze, Bison CXL at Division Road, and More

I'd love to provide you good tidings and many gifts to open the twelfth month of a tumultuous year, but alas I come only with the comfort of knowing you're up to date on all the shoe and boot releases worth knowing about. Call it entering December... Read More...

Introducing Brandle: The High-End, Dressier Line From the Minds and Hands Behind Nicks Boots

There’s an old story over at Nicks Boots that goes like this: A longtime customer named Robert walked into Nicks’ Spokane workshop one day, in need of some boots his wife would let him wear to dinner—apparently his Nicks logging boots just weren’t... Read More...

Penny Loafers: Possibly The Most Comprehensive Guide Ever Published

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: 2020-Last Vibergs, Very Fast Nicks, Scorpion Cowboy Boots, and More

Custom Cowboy Bootmaker Jake Houston on Preserving Knowledge, León Mexico, and Zebra Races

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Clinch Monkeys, Engineered Garments x Alden, Iron Heart Wescos, and More

Seiji McCarthy is Hand-Making Some of the World’s Greatest American Shoes—In Japan

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: DR x Tricker’s, Oak Street Stitchdown, New Nicks Last

Is Turriff Functional Footwear Making the Best-Quality Barefoot Shoe on the Market?

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Natural CXL Indys Finally Return, Flat Head Loggers, Rancourt’s Pastel Boat Shoes

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Tall Crocketts at Division Road, McCoy’s Engineers, Guidi RDT, and More