While structure is so important to quality footwear that fits well and stands the test of time, spring and summer tend to require something a little different o... Read More...
Long before I launched Stitchdown, I had a serious problem with shoes and boots: I couldn't stop looking at them. In stores, on Instagram, on shoemakers' websit... Read More...
One of my all-time most-loved—and absolutely my most-used—pairs of footwear is the deeply classic Thorogood Moc Toe boot. I've done everything imaginable in the... Read More...
While J.M. Weston makes many a tremendous shoe, including some of the finest pieces of ready-to-wear footwear available anywhere in the world, the 128-year-old ... Read More...
Wesco Boot's Jobmaster is a boot with incredible range—for starters, it can be six inches tall or 16. Various versions of one of the world's ultimate work boots... Read More...
Most shoes at at least originally emerged from function: think of English country walking shoes, whose brogue detailing facilitated water drainage while sloshin... Read More...
Tricker's is among of the world's most trustworthy quality shoemakers. The plain toe derby is one of the most classic and versatile shoe styles that's ever exis... Read More...
Mark Albert Barbera was born into bootmaking—he just didn't realize it.
When the college-aged Barbera wanted a pair of Chelsea boots, he was dissatisfied wit... Read More...
John Lofgren makes some of the finest and most timeless boots known to this fair world in his workshop in Sendai, a Japanese city about three hours from Tokyo b... Read More...
Old boots are beautiful. Every scuff, nick and scar tells the story of a life well lived. The way the leather creases as it forms itself around each owners' fee... Read More...
