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    • Pandion - PE 1.1 and 1.2

      Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Nicks Shell Cordovan, Project Pandion Launch, and Some Sales

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      Penny Loafers: Possibly The Most Comprehensive Guide Ever Published

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

    • Engineered Garments x Alden - Algonquin V-Tip Blucher - Color 8 Shell

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

    • Seiji McCarthy Interview—Exceptional Bespoke Shoemaker in Tokyo

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

    • Division Road x Trickers - Dark rust Chamois - Hero (1)

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

    • Turriff Functional Footwear

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

    • Viberg - Navvy - Tobacco Calf

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

Onderhoud Handmade x Stitchdown Lineman Boot

The Onderhoud Handmade x Stitchdown LCV01 Lineman Boot: How to Get a Pair

Over a year ago, I did an interview with the exceptional one-man bootmaker Lars from Østmo, and asked him who else's work he really appreciated. Lars said Rizky Afnan of Onderhoud, an Indonesian bootmaker who can fairly claim to be—in this humble boo... Read More...
Neil Berrett Standard & Strange

Standard & Strange’s Neil on Engineers, and Getting Detained in Japanese Jail With John Lofgren

Neil Berrett, co-founder of the excellent Oakland booterdashery Standard & Strange, is many things. A Viberg and Wesco makeup wizard. A dutiful procurer of Japanese fashion (including John Lofgren boots). A kind-hearted soul who legitimately c... Read More...
Almost Vintage Style vs Tichoblanco: The Stitchdown Bootbate

The Shoecast Is Back With The Stitchdown Bootbate (It’s a Debate About Boots)

After a rollicking first season, the Stitchdown Shoecast is BACK for number two. And to make the return even more special, this first episode presents the first-ever Stitchdown Bootbate, an extremely formal and rigid debate...about boots!...pitting S... Read More...
shell cordovan care—Carmina shell cordovan boots

Shell Cordovan Care: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know

Shell cordovan, that most magical of leathers derived from a horse's hindquarters, is also one that stands to benefit most from regular care. Can you just let your shell breathe, take a beating, and patina away? Absolutely! And it can look great! ... Read More...
Alden Indy Boots

Get Three Free Months of Stitchdown Premium With Any Indy Purchase From Alden Madison

Alden Indy boots are, in the estimation of this particular shoe publication, an essential part of any complete quality footwear collection (read the review of mine right here). And this October, for Indy Boot Month, Alden Madison in Manhattan is g... Read More...
Wesco black CXL horsehide Morrison MTO Roper

Wesco Morrison Review: A Pacific Northwest Boot Wish, Made To Order

In some interpretations of Greek mythology, it is said that the goddess Athena sprang, fully formed and ready for battle, from the mind of her father, Zeus. Am I preparing to say that I’m a Greek god, because my mind created some boots? Or that sa... Read More...
Viberg Scout Boot—Red Wing Iron Ranger—Tricker's Bourton

The Most Foolproof System for Getting Insane Deals on Used Shoes

@tichoblancoshoes is many things: esteemed shoe collector, Harrison Ford appreciator, a man who knows his way around a pizza. He is also a scoundrel—but his very scoundrelness can help you get the secondhand shoes you want, at the exact price you wan... Read More...

How To Build a Fantastic Shoe & Boot Collection—Without Going Broke

Quality shoes & boots—they cost some money! But it's completely possible to construct a well-rounded collection on the (relative!) cheap...you just have to approach it correctly. Ticho and I both have managed to pull it off, and this week we s... Read More...
My Only Five Pairs of Shoes

If You Had to Choose Only Five Shoes or Boots, For The Rest of Your Life…What Would They Be??

Big, frightening questions abound in this world of ours. Does free will exist? What happens after we die? Someone just came over; what the hell is my wifi password again?? But then there is perhaps the most important and anxiety-inducing question ... Read More...
Parkhurst x Stitchdown Nighthawk Kudu boot

The Parkhurst x Stitchdown Nighthawk Kudu Allen Boot is BACK

Well, I have to say I'm pretty darn excited about the return of the Stitchdown x Parkhurst Nighthawk Allen boot, which is available now for pre-order at Parkhurst.com for $338, with Stitchdown Premium members getting a nicely discounted price of $288... Read More...
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