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Grenson’s Tim Little on UK vs Outsourced Manufacturing, Triple Welts & “Throwing Away the Pompous Bit”

“Let’s just change it up a bit” is how Tim Little describes his approach to shoe design for Grenson. It might as well be Tim's ongoing mantra. After years in advertising—including handling the Adidas footwear account—Tim decided it was time to ch... Read More...

The Tannery and “The Shoe”: A Deep Look Inside the Red Wing Shoes and S.B. Foot Factories

Inside the historic St. James Hotel—established on the main drag of Red Wing, Minnesota in 1875—sits a room lined with humble displays that pay tribute to what the city was built upon. One display highlights the area's fertile lands, which provided... Read More...

Russell Moccasin x Stitchdown Fishing Oxford—Tan Laramie Suede

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Stitchdown x Russell Moccasin, a New Line from Unsung House, DR x White’s Chonk, and More

Hello dearest readers, welcome back! I have made my escape after spending two weeks deep underground, sustaining myself on bioluminescent mushrooms, following an attempt to spellunk in engineer boots with too high an instep. Hopefully you were ... Read More...

Stitchdown's Boot Camp 2023—Industry City Brooklyn

Stitchdown’s Boot Camp 2023 Recap: a Whole Bunch of Photos from Our Fine Leather Footwear Gathering

What was Stitchdown's Boot Camp 2023? Well Boot Camp was certainly a world's fair of boots and shoes and leather, with more than 20 exhibiting bootmakers, shoemakers, tanneries, and toolmakers from literally all around the globe. Boot Camp was ... Read More...

Sustainability With Style: The Stitchdown Conversation With Unmarked’s Hugo Fonce and Marie Hébert

Traditional cowboy boots made with kudu leather. Beautiful longwing bluchers bottomed with chonky crepe soles. An eco-conscious mashup between a sneaker and a monkey boot made with recycled leather. You’d expect that each of these distinct styles wo... Read More...

Fifth-Generation Tanner Ed Gallun on Milwaukee’s Leathermaking History, What Separates Great Leather from the Rest, and More

Ed Gallun was born into tanning—and even though the American tanning industry isn't what it once was for much of the life of the tannery his great-great-great grandfather started in 1858 in Milwaukee, he simply can't get away from it. That's a very g... Read More...

Viberg - Halkett Boot - Nature Waxy Commander

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: DR x Easymoc, Viberg Drop Two, OSB Mocs, and More!

Attention all: The Thunderdome is nigh! Only two days separate us from the beggining of the most grandest boot-and-shoe-wearing competition in the history of our species. If you're shopping last minute, you'll find Viberg's second Autumn/Winter drop,... Read More...

Russel Moccasin - Big Cambo - WeatherTuff

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Ostmo x Iron Boots Type I, A New Nicks Hunting Line, and More!

Thanks for making your way back to Stichdown.com: where the news breaks and your boots never do. This week we've got some brand new tannages and construction techniques, in addition to an Ostmo x Iron Boots drop and a whole new line from Nicks. You'l... Read More...

How Seidel 1964 Leather Ages

Nicks Boots has seen an incredible number of changes in the past few years. Under the leadership of the Mowe family, the company has grown significantly as Nicks has doubled (and then tripled) the number of different boots they offer, while also bran... Read More...

Rose Anvil—Weston Kay-Shoecast Interview

Rose Anvil’s FINAL Take on Alden Indys, Plus Behind The Scenes of the RA Operation

We're back with Weston Kay, the one and only Rose Anvil from the new streaming video platform "YouTube", to discuss the shame he feels for the criminal act of cutting a pair of 100+ year old WWI boots in half, how he outfitted his Rose Anvil Builds w... 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