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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg Jungle Boots, Flat Head Ropers, Goods & Services Killshot

Heat wave or not, we're still back with this week's new shoe and boot releases including: two new Viberg Jungle Boots in Waxed Flesh, The Flat Head Ropers at Self Edge, Goods & Services' latest sneaker conversion, and lots more... Check out ou... Read More...

Rough and Ready Photographed by Rachael Reid

The (Mostly) Complete History of Cowboy Boots, with Bata Shoe Museum Director Elizabeth Semmelhack

Last time Elizabeth Semmelhack—Director and Senior Curator of the Toronto's exceptional Bata Shoe Museum—was on the Shoecast, she ran down a (mostly) complete history of boots, overall. It was excellent. This time Elizabeth is back to focus purely... Read More...

Division Road x White's Semi-Dress Chukka in Olive Waxed Flesh

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Division Road x White’s, Horsebutt 145s from Viberg, Grant Stone Shell

We've got a lean roundup this week, but it's stacked—a brand new White's chukka pattern in collaboration with Division Road, eight new stitchdown horsebutt makeups from Viberg, an upcoming Grant Stone shell pre-order, and plenty more. Lots and lot... Read More...

michael williams—a continuous lean—interview

ACL’s Michael Williams on Misguided Shoe Recs & The “Disappearing Middle” of Quality Footwear

I met Michael Williams probably 15 years ago, when I was working in a media job that didn’t have nearly enough to do with footwear, and Mike was working with Wolverine 1000 Mile. He got me a pair of said Wolverine 1000 Mile boots, my first truly grea... Read More...

David Coggins x Viberg Outsider IV Chukka in Coyote Janus Butt

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Father’s Day Sales, Viberg x David Coggins, and more

Father's Day is once again upon us, and if you don't have a card in the mail we'd humbly advance that a pair of boots might be a good way to make up for it. If you do? We've still got a bunch of new releases—including David Coggins' most recent co... Read More...

Carmina Albaladejo on Family Tradition, Global Retail, and Custom Shoes

Carmina Albaladejo heads US operations for the exquisite Spanish shoemaker with the exact same (first) name as her: Carmina. In this Stitchdown Shoecast episode we discuss how six generations of family history led to the founding of the Carmina br... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Hermann Oak x Nicks, Grant Stone Shell, A New Brand

Embattled by the unbelievably humid mid-Atlantic summer, we've had plenty of time (indoors) to scour this week's releases—it's a good one. We've a new Division Road x White's release, Nicks is using Hermann Oak leathers for the first time, Grant Ston... Read More...

The New Thing in Footwear Leather? 145-Year-Old Veg-Tanner Hermann Oak.

Hermann Oak has been tanning leather in St. Louis since 1881, and they pretty much still do it the same way—one way, which of course is veg-tanning. Traditionally a major player in the equestrian leather world, Hermann Oak is edging into the quality ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Division Road Tricker’s, White’s James Dean Boots, Østmo x Iron Boots

In case anyone thought approaching this year's halfway point meant we'd be slowing down, we've got a dense, dense roundup for you, complete with the first Østmo x Iron Boots ready-to-wear drop, some new collab brogues from Division Road and Tricker's... Read More...

Nathan Florsheim is Proudly Working Slower Than Ever

Back in 2021, I got a great email from a young bootmaker named Nathan Florsheim who wanted to chat. Boy am I glad I took that call. About a year later I had Nathan—great great great grandson of Milton Florsheim, yes, THAT Florsheim—on the Shoecast... Read More...