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Michiya Suzuki Interview—Japanese Boot Culture—Sole Searching Episode 5—Stitchdown

How Did Japan’s Remarkable Bootmaking—and Loving—Culture Arise? And Where’s It Going?

It’s not a stretch to say there is no quality footwear culture quite like Japan’s. But WHY does the Japanese passion for making and wearing great boot and shoes exist? Well, I had to go to Tokyo to find out. As the final piece of our five-part ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Studded Engineers from Brogue, Unlined Grant Stone Loafers, Endless New Parkhurst

Writing from the road this week, but we're back with a small handful of ways to beat the heat (hint: remove the lining), the return of an archetypal White's makeup from Franklin and Poe, and possibly the fanciest Biltbuck engineers ever. Dive into... Read More...

Stitchdown's Boot Camp 2023—Horween + Tannery Row

12 Essential Horween Footwear Leathers: How They’re Made, and How They Age

The Horween Leather Company has been tanning leather in Chicago for a long, long time—120 years, as of next year. For the duration of that history, it's remained in the hands of five successive generations of Horweens. With Skip Horween currently ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Nicks Wellingtons, Alden Service Shoes, Women’s Tricker’s at DR

All your worries about unlacing your 10" loggers at TSA might be in the past after the recent rule change, but this week's plethora of pull ons, low tops, and derbies are still ready for service for all your dog walks and Wegman's trips. We've got We... Read More...

Nicks x Carl Murawski - The Blackwood - Overdyed English Bridle

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Carl Murawski x Nicks, Iron Snail x Russell, and More

June is OVER, but the boots never stop. (Obviously shoes never stop.) This week: overdyed Wickett & Craig veg-tan on Nicks' new collaboration with Carl Murawski, The Iron Snail's Chromexcel Russells, and a new pre-order from Grant Stone, not to m... Read More...

Michael Kristy aka the Iron Snail interview

How to Do YouTube Product Reviews Without Losing Your Soul: The Iron Snail Interview

Michael Kristy aka The Iron Snail is one of our favorite YouTube inhabitants, thanks to his legitimately unique approach to reviewing, historicizing, and manufacturing crazily high-quality footwear and clothing. I sat down with Michael on the Shoe... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Waxed Flesh White’s at DR, Gallun Shrunken Calf at Grant Stone, and More

Seems like the heat has every city slicker longing for sagebrush and open skies... and then deferring that longing in favor of a pair of ropers or a some serious cowboy heels. If that's you, we've got some brand new western boots with Horween-tanned ... Read More...

Lacy Schumann—SB Foot Tanning Company—Red Wing Shoe Company

Developing Leather for Red Wing and More with SB Foot’s Lacy Schumann

Since 1986, SB Foot Tanning Company is most known as the tannery owned by Red Wing, and with good reason: every bit of leather used on Red Wing Heritage footwear is developed and made by SB Foot just a few miles from Red Wing’s US manufacturing facil... Read More...

Crown Northampton - Ernest Wholecut - All Colors

ACTUALLY The World’s Greatest Sneaker? Crown Northampton’s Handmade Ernest Wholecut

Reviews of Crown Northampton's Harlestone sneaker can't seem to stop asking if they're the best sneaker in the world. A few say it outright. Almost all of them flirt with the phrase. But Crown Northampton's Chris Woodford? He's not so sure. "We ge... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Clinch Cowboys, Iron Heart Wescos, and More

It's been a downright deluge, but we've got the shoes and boots locked down tighter than the Clinch nails securing the soles on this week's headliner. Also in store: the week's top three Viberg drops, and some patina monsters from Iron Heart. Oh, and... Read More...