Seven months. 457 pairs. Made by exactly 100 brands. 271 different leathers. Contestants from 29 countries around the world (shout-out Cypru... Read More...
For the first time in ages (okay more like a year or so), Viberg has added a new chukka boot to its roster. No, it isn’t more of the oft-mal... Read More...
It's back! After an agonizing two-year hiatus, Viberg is reconvening its honestly pretty legendary sample sale in New York City, beginning F... Read More...
Two weeks ago, high-end consignment site Marrkt put about 100 pairs of boots from Viberg on sale. This Wednesday, July 28 (2021), they're re... Read More...
Canadian superbootmaker Viberg's sample sales are legendary—they're as much a gathering of the bootnoscenti as a place to buy excellent boot... Read More...
Outside of their famed sample sale, Viberg has literally never discounted their firsts-quality products. But guess what they just did!
Th... Read More...
What makes a perfect summer shoe? Well for starters you probably want something that’s not incredibly heavyweight. Also flexible? Sounds ver... Read More...
When the news came down semi-recently that Viberg would be sending a large swath of its patterns out to pasture for the time being, there wa... Read More...
We couldn’t be more excited to announce the first-ever Stitchdown-ified boots from Canadian supermaker Viberg, made in collaboration with St... Read More...
Brett Viberg is back once more on the Shoecast, to give us a detailed breakdown of Viberg's coming releases in the second half of 2021—there... Read More...
Wondering what Viberg has coming out in the second half of 2021? Well, wonder no longer! Viberg has been kind enough to offer Stitchdown—and... Read More...
Five years ago, Jason Pecarich took his extensive experience in the menswear industry and opened Division Road Inc. in Seattle: a collaborat... Read More...
Welcome back to another enthralling edition of Shoes ‘n Boots of the Week! Boot weather might be on its way out pretty soon here (hahaha jk ... Read More...
Ahoy! I’m typing this from under a mountain of cardboard boxes—I just moved last week, so big thanks to Ben for covering for me. In this wee... Read More...
No point in not stating the obvious: this week's roundup features a LOT of Viberg Service Boots—some brand new, and three classics back in s... Read More...
That's right, Ticho and I are back to answer listener questions on another absolutely thrilling Shoebag episode.
What's the best way to b... Read More...
A dazzling duo of color 8 shell boots, a smattering of slippers from Viberg, and the chonkiest chonkers you’ve ever seen...there’s a lot to ... Read More...
Welcome back to Shoes ‘n Boots of the Week! Didja miss us?
This week we’re highlighting some new drops from makers such as Parkhurst and ... Read More...
The Pacific Northwest is home to the last remaining epicenter of quality bootmaking in the US (and Canada)—and the stories of how the makers... Read More...
2020: Interesting year! I feel like a few things happened.
And despite all those, um, things, plenty also happened in the quality footwea... Read More...
Viberg's an ever-changing beast—which is exactly what Brett and I talked about on the most recent Shoecast episode. And while the Canadian s... Read More...
It's Brett Viberg time! Few people have exerted as much influence over the quality footwear industry over the past decade as Brett has while... Read More...
SHELL CORDOVAN! That most magical of shoe leathers. King of shine, paragon of durability, bastion of beauty. There really is nothing quite l... Read More...
"How do I get my hands on some Alden rare shell cordovan boots or shoes?" It's one of the questions we get asked the most. So Ben from @stit... Read More...
After a rollicking first season, the Stitchdown Shoecast is BACK for number two. And to make the return even more special, this first episod... Read More...
Big, frightening questions abound in this world of ours. Does free will exist? What happens after we die? Someone just came over; what the h... Read More...
So much good stuff in here this week. I feel like these roundups have become Alden, Viberg, and Grant Stone-heavy recently—but hey, they're ... Read More...
It's time for the Shoebag, in which Ticho and Ben answer ANYTHING listeners want to know about. This week we talk about how to ensure you ge... Read More...
Alden releases sadly took a bit of a layoff due to the pandemic (except for these, of course—sizes still available!). But shops are starting... Read More...
Lockdown has definitely made an impact on new releases (we'll stop staying this eventually), but this week is—without a drip of embellishmen... Read More...
When I first encountered Viberg, I was flummoxed. How could a Canadian bootmaker command so much awe and respect in America? So much so that... Read More...
Though summer heat is not far off, this week of releases features a healthy mix of heavy workwear options (albeit elegant ones) and warm-wea... Read More...
And we're back! So are shoes and boots—great releases are starting to pick up again, and this story is here to do its noble duty of putting ... Read More...
As you might imagine, it’s been a slow couple weeks for new releases. But thankfully, the pandemic hasn’t totally shut down many of our favo... Read More...
Great men's slippers don’t have to be the shearling-lined moccasins your brain might automatically picture (although the right pair of those... Read More...
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A couple times a year,... Read More...
A new year, and believe it or not, some new shoes. And boots! A number of brands and shops are coming out guns blazing in 2020—here are some... Read More...
Alright, so Viberg has a new last—dubbed the 2020—and you're going to be seeing it on plenty of derby shoe/boots and some service boot style... Read More...
2019 was a busy year over here. An amazingly meaningful collaboration with Mark Albert Boots. The launch of benefits-laden membership Stitch... Read More...
Viberg makes a lot of different boots. Some of which are so different, they're shoes! But over the course of a year, the sheer variety in ou... Read More...
While some things slow down around the holidays (unlike my cookie intake), many of our favorite shoemakers are still bringing the heat as 20... Read More...
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At 8am on a brisk day ... Read More...
'Tis the season to "shop for the people you love", while actually shopping for shoes and boots for yourself. And also those people you love!... Read More...
In 2011, Andrew Chen, co-founder of seminal denim brand 3sixteen, met Brett Viberg at Bread & Butter, the Berlin trade show to end all t... Read More...
New thing: because knowing about every boot and shoe in the world is my job, not yours, every week I'm going to be putting together a roundu... Read More...
Last week I published a preview of what Canadian boot maestro Viberg has planned for 2020—full of plenty information on release schedules, n... Read More...