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The Latest Viberg Archive Sale on Marrkt Starts this Friday and They’ve Got Some Winners In The Mix

On top of their yearly in-person sample/archive/etc sale (which for 2023 will actually be taking place at our Boot Camp event in NYC—we'd lo... Read More...

Gallun Viking Calf, Maryam Washed Kangaroo, and More in Viberg’s Spring/Summer 2023 Drop Two

A fresh wave of boots and shoes have been added to Viberg’s seasonal collection, and Drop Two’s new models reiterate many of the same looks ... Read More...

Highlights From Drop One Of Viberg’s Spring/Summer 2023 Collection

Spring’s around the corner, and Viberg is gearing up. In the first drop of their Spring/Summer 2023 collection, the Canadian maker is highl... Read More...

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Is It Shell? Is It Horsebutt? Viberg’s Natural Crust Double Cordovan Is Horween’s Bit Of Both

Over the past several years, we’ve seen Canadian bootmaker Viberg enlist legendary Chicago tannery Horween to showcase some incredibly intri... Read More...

Gallun’s Viking Calf Enters The Fray in Viberg’s Autumn/Winter 2022 Drop 2

Viberg’s Autumn/Winter 2022 collection premiered last month, and they’ve just added a second dose of seasonal models to their rainforest-ins... Read More...

Why the Hell Do All These Workboot Makers Call Their Derbies “Oxfords”? An Investigation.

What’s an oxford when it’s absolutely, definitely not an oxford…but is still, somehow, called an oxford? It’s difficult to fathom how on... Read More...

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How Horween Natural Chromexcel Ages

Horween Chromexcel—or CXL, as they call it in the Chicago tannery—has certainly established itself as one of the deservingly premier leather... Read More...

Viberg Cleans Out The Closet With Another Archive Sale

Viberg held their first online Archive Sale last summer when the Covid pandemic was still making it tough to hold in-person events like thei... Read More...

Division Road’s Patina Post is BACK: Now With More Thunderdome Boots

Division Road's Patina Post is back! Oh how we unabashedly love this day. (Here's the proof, with an old article on one) Here’s a refresh... Read More...

The Viberg 145 Oxford is Back. And Holy Hell are They Good. Rejoice.

There are shoes, there are boots, there are boot-shoes. And then there's the Viberg 145 oxford. And it's back. As of right...now. It w... Read More...

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Summer Shoes! Surely Incomplete But Still Damn Useful Recommendations on Loafers, Handsewns, Boot-Shoes, and More

Summer shoes! Those are just...boots, right? Apparently not! In a Shoecast episode for which we applied 120 SPF sunscreen (to our shoes),... Read More...

Viberg and Himel Bros. Reload the Ammunition Boot

Part of what draws so many to Canadian maker Viberg is the limited-edition collaboration makeups they’ve created with all kinds of brands an... Read More...

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Every Single Winner From the Inaugural Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome

Seven months. 457 pairs. Made by exactly 100 brands. 271 different leathers. Contestants from 29 countries around the world (shout-out Cypru... Read More...

Meet Viberg’s New Chukka Style: The Uplands Boot

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...

Viberg Sample Sale 2022: What You Need to Know

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...

Viberg Archive Sale on Marrkt, Round 2: Coming This Wednesday. Here’s The Details.

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...

Viberg’s Archive Sale on Marrkt: Everything You Need To know

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...

Viberg’s Got a 15% Sale Going On Right Now and You Should Probably Check That Out

Outside of their famed sample sale, Viberg has literally never discounted their firsts-quality products. But guess what they just did! Th... Read More...

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The Very Best Men’s Shoes for Summer

What makes a perfect summer shoe? Well for starters you probably want something that’s not incredibly heavyweight. Also flexible? Sounds ver... Read More...

Viberg Icy Mocha Essex Roper Review: A Small Taste of the American West, Via Canada

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...

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Introducing: The Stitchdown x Standard & Strange x Viberg Midnight Gasfire Boondocker

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 on Fall/Winter 2021, Pushing Viberg’s Manufacturing Forward, and Vintage Inspiration

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...

FULL PREVIEW: Viberg’s Fall/Winter 2021 Lineup, Revealed

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...

Division Road’s Jason Pecarich On His Viberg Makeup and Development Mindset, and How In The Hell to Save Retail

Five years ago, Jason Pecarich took his extensive experience in the menswear industry and opened Division Road Inc. in Seattle: a collaborat... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Refined Vibergs, Truman Derbies, and Three Lofgren Engineers

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...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: An Alden Onslaught, Some Chonker Tricker’s, and Plenty 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...

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Endless Vibergs, New Nick’s Leather, S&S Engineers, and Two Sizzling Aldens: Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week

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...

Shoebag!! What’s the Best Fitting Last? How to Break In Engineers? Boots + Suits? And 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...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg Slipper Madness and Plenty of Color 8

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...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Shinki Shell Meermins, a Viberg 310 Party, and 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 Incredible Untold Boot Histories of White’s, Wesco, Nicks, and Viberg

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...

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The Most Important Shoe & Boot Happenings of 2020

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...

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Viberg’s First Drop of 2021 Features Some Very Serious Service Boots

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...

Brett Viberg on Where Viberg is Headed as a Brand, the New Widths, and the Worst Boot He Ever Made

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...

Is Shell Cordovan Overrated or What??

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 to Score Alden Rare Shell Cordovan—Plus Plenty More in the Shoecast Shoebag

"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...

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.... 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 episod... Read More...

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 h... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Perfect Reverse Chamois Vibergs, a Rare John Lobb Sale, and 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...

Which Shoe Pricepoint Offers the Best Value? Find Out on The Stitchdown Shoecast Episode 6

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...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Top-Notch Vibergs, Grant Stone Chelseas, and Aldens are BACK

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...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Insane Horsebutt CXL Vibergs, New John Lofgrens, and Some Hot Sales

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...

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Two-Year Review: Viberg Service Boot in Basically Perfect Color 8 Chromexcel

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...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Tall White’s Semi-Dresses, Shinki Vibergs, Summer Loafers, and 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...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Veg-Tan Nick’s Boots, MTO Trumans, and Kudu For Cheap

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...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Showstopping Aldens, Blue Shell Vibergs, and Plenty 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...

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The 19 Best Men’s Slippers You Can Buy Anywhere

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...