In the third episode of our SOLE SEARCHING: Tokyo video series, I visited the Clinch Boots retail shop to meet with the brand’s founder, Minoru Matsuura.
But... Read More...
OMG it’s Derek Guy.
Derek’s an OG forum junkie turned menswear writer for Put This On, mass publications like The New York Times, and his own always-excellen... Read More...
In 2019, Justin James started Opie Way, a recraftable sneaker brand made right in Asheville North Carolina, USA, using incredibly high quality materials—somethi... Read More...
Even if you’ve never been on a skateboard before, chances are you’ve worn and loved skate shoes at some point in your life, even if you didn’t realize it—maybe ... Read More...
The idea that well-made, resoable footwear can last almost literally forever is one of its core allures—but it’s a promise that simply won’t come true if it’s n... Read More...
We've been at the Stitchdown Shoecast—our podcast, if you couldn't tell from the clever name—for almost five years now. In that time, there have been requests f... Read More...
I will tell anyone who dares listen that handmade bootmaking—and perhaps specifically, cowboy bootmaking—is the highest form of leatherwork as functional art. A... Read More...
In the US, there are schools for everything—of course you can study business, or to become a doctor. But also if you want to be an electrician, or an airplane m... Read More...
In the first episode of our five-part Sole Searching: Tokyo series, we spent most of our day in Asakusa, Tokyo’s historic shoemaking area that’s by far the most... Read More...
Often, vintage clothing and footwear's defining quality IS quality. As in, its actual construction and materials, how well it was made, way back when. In most c... Read More...
