Stitchdown – Page 32 – Because everyone can wear better shoes

Edward Green’s New 303 Last Debuts at Shoes of Stefan

A prominent fixture of the Northampton community of shoemakers, Edward Green has been making quite legitimately some of the world's best footwear since 1898—including magnificent timeless styles such as the iconic Galway country boot, apron-front Dov... Read More...

Save Up To 35%(!) at the Crockett & Jones Summer Sale

The Crockett & Jones summer sale—typically only held in their physical locations—was brought online last year for the first time. Now it’s back again. Huzzah! From now through the end of July, C&J is offering a wide-ranging array of their ... Read More...

What’s Brewing at the New Division Road Virginia? We Went Down There to Find Out.

Just about one year ago, footwear/menswear super-retailer Division Road packed up the Seattle storefront that served as its home for the better part of a decade, to move its White's Boots, Crockett & Jones, Wesco, Tricker's, and Viberg-peddling o... Read More...

Nicks Boots—Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome

Announcing: The Stitchdown Patina WORK Thunderdome. This is Big.

The inaugural Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome was, well, pretty huge. 502 pairs and contestants with an an estimated 25 million steps taken in them. Made by exactly 100 brands. 271 different leathers. Contestants from 29 countries around the world (... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Rancourt Reels In the Sawtooth, Withered Fig’s Marvelous Marvingtons Return, and More

We’ve got a whole bunch of cool pairs to check out this week, including some intriguing Huckberry-exclusive Rancourts; the return of an old Viberg favorite at Withered Fig; some outstanding Yuketens at The Bureau, and more. More Shoes ‘n’ Boots of... Read More...

Viberg Cleans Out The Closet With Another Archive Sale

Viberg held their first online Archive Sale last summer when the Covid pandemic was still making it tough to hold in-person events like their highly anticipated Sample Sale, and it seemed like it was a big success for them. Viberg is hosting yet anot... Read More...

Division Road’s Patina Post is BACK: Now With More Thunderdome Boots

Division Road's Patina Post is back! Oh how we unabashedly love this day. (Here's the proof, with an old article on one) Here’s a refresher: Division Road curates a selection of well-worn footwear—some pairs worn by their own staff, others coming ... Read More...

Stitchdown Shoecast—Tess Gobeil—Awl Together Leather

Cobbler and Bootmaker Tess Gobeil on How Doing Things Differently Has Propelled Her Repair Business

Former Dayton and Love Jules bootmaker Tess Gobeil is the co-founder of Awl Together Leather, a custom leatherwork and shoe repair shop in Vancouver, Canada that just so happens to be on our shortlist of Stitchdown-recommended cobblers. Tess is also ... Read More...

Nicks Boots Celebrates Ten Years of Their Black CXL Collaboration With Zuriick

Back in 2012, Zuriick was a clothing company in Salt Lake City, Utah. In an interview at the time, Zuriick co-founder Mike McCaleb described how they had been struggling to find a domestic company willing to make small runs of custom-designed boots. ... Read More...

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Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Black(ish) Vibergs at Withered Fig, Alden Shell Galore, and More

We close out June with a whole bunch of new releases, including a ton of new Alden collabs, some weatherproof Nicks, more Trail Crazy Horse from Oak Street Bootmakers, and more. Don't forget the Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome is rapidly approaching! S... Read More...