Stitchdown - Wear Better Shoes

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Casual Aldens, Wesco x Franklin and Poe, Rolling Dub Trio Caspers and Ropers

This week's Roundup sees some Aldens taken in a more casual route, a quickly moving Rolling Dub Trio release from Burg und Schild, a western-leaning Mister Lou makeup from Franklin and Poe, GYW Feits, and several more releases for those who love boot... Read More...

American Tanning and Leather—Wild Caught Alligator Leather

Everything You Never Knew About Alligator Leather, With AMTAN’s Christy Gilmore

Alligator leather. It's bold. It's fancy. It's expensive. It’s also the result of, and driving force behind, a massive conservation effort—and one of the toughest crafts in tanning. That’s why we brought Christy Gilmore of American Tanning and Leathe... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Iron Boots RTW, Fracap Bold Collection, White’s Chelseas, and More

This week's Roundup is filled to the darn brim with releases—including new Iron Boots, White's Chelseas, Gallun Leather at Nicks, and a scary amount of new Vibergs (again?? How is this possible.). Let's get into it! You can catch up on every relea... Read More...

Stitchdown Expo 2026 Preview + A Highly Metaphysical Shoebag w/ Ticho

Ticho hath returned for the Season 19 Shoebag episode, in which we answer listener questions ranging from shoe-related time travel, to the upsides and downs of the quality footwear loving community growing like crazy in the past decade—and also previ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Viberg x Permanent Style, White’s x Dr. Sole, Tricker’s FW26, Paraboot in Shell Cordovan

The new releases just don't stop coming! In this week's round-up we've got a limited release of Dr. Sole-outfitted White's, a Viberg collab + Viberg NYC exclusive, a peek at Tricker's new collection, and more. We've got all the previous round-ups ... Read More...

How Thiele Tanning’s Jordan Proefrock Makes the World’s Best Shoe Lining Leather

Thiele Tanning has operated out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 1934. And while things rarely stay the same in tanning—Thiele has made everything from bowling shoe leather, to baseball glove leather, to some actually VERY good patent leather—for decade... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: White’s x Division Road, Østmo X Iron Boots Color 4, Unmarked x Self Edge, Viberg Kangaroo

It's a very exciting week in the world of boot 'n' shoes—and not just because of all the great releases we rounded up for ya below. The Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome, aka the world's largest and oldest prize-laden footwear and leather goods aging con... Read More...

Lennertson’s Robin Carlo on Springline Last Development and Transformer Loafers

It wasn’t always easy for two Belgian guys named Robin to build a shoe brand. Early production setbacks, finding investment, and eventually building a physical retail presence are never easy to contend with. But even though both Lennertson founders g... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Very Black Vibergs, Wesco x Iron Heart, Two-Tone Nicks, and More

We've got quite a few pairs of boots—and not one, but TWO irreverent mules—for you to digest this week, and not a miss among them. There are even more Vibergs, a diptych of Wesco x Iron Heart collabs, special releases from some of our favorite small ... Read More...

Lee Miller Interview—Custom Bootmaker—Texas Traditions

The Lee Miller Interview

Lee Miller is the owner and head bootmaker at Texas Traditions, the humble shop at 2222 College Avenue in Austin Texas that combines some of the world’s great bespoke cowboy boots with a truly unassailable lineage. Texas Traditions opened in 1977 ... Read More...