The Best Unlined Loafers for Spring and Summer

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...

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Thorogood Moc Toe Boot: A Five-Year Review of One of the Best Values in Boots

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...

80% Off Edward Green and So Much More at the Brooks Bros. Warehouse Sale: UPDATED

UPDATE, 4pm, 2/2/19: There were, at one point during this sale, dozens upon dozens of boxes of Edward Greens selling for an insane 80% off—until a scoundrel cam... Read More...

The Best Men’s Shoe Stores in New York City

There are hundreds of shoes stores in New York City. Maybe thousands. Most of them, unfortunately, are not great. My goal with this guide to NYC's best men's... Read More...

How This Whole Thing Started

When I was nine years old, all I wanted in this world was for my parents to buy me a pair of Air Jordans. The Jordan IVs, with the cool mesh and the pull tab on... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Labor Day Sales Galore, an Unsung Fever Dream, White’s Shrunken Calf, and More

This week we're honoring the triple digit temperatures with a thematically appropriate "desert fever dream" and an all together heat-laden roundup to boot. We'v... Read More...

Grant Stone Brings Their Patina-Ready Leathers To A Dress Sneaker Near You

Sneakers? On my Stitchdown.com?!? It’s true, we predominantly cover welted, stitchdown, etc footwear in these parts, and with good reason: it tends to be built... Read More...

Crown Northampton Rolls out a Rainbow of Horween Buffalo for their Harlestone Sneakers

We don't often talk about sneakers here at Stitchdown. But we have extolled upon the virtues of Crown Northampton’s Harlestone Hand Stitch Derby sneakers here b... Read More...

All Episodes of The Stitchdown Shoecast (It’s a Podcast)

Since 2020, the Stitchdown Shoecast has been committed to creating a mass perspective shift in how people think about and understand their footwear, accomplishe... Read More...

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Two-Year Review: Viberg Service Boot in Basically Perfect Color 8 Chromexcel

When I first encountered Viberg, I was flummoxed. How could a Canadian bootmaker command so much awe and respect in America? So much so that people who’d read (... Read More...