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Grant Stone’s New Loafer Will Have You Chomping at the Bit

The seemingly boundless and irrepressible spell of loafermania continues on its unbroken march towards the heavens and possibly beyond into realms mankind has yet to grasp. Penny loafers have gone mainstream. Tassel loafers have escaped the bank a... Read More...

The Shoecast is BACK for Season 12—With Singular Custom Shoemaker Amara Hark-Weber

Amara Hark-Weber surely must be one of the most delightful people in this world—which anyone could likely tell just from looking at the remarkably unique and creative boots and shoes the Twin Cities, Minnesota-based custom maker creates. For t... Read More...

Withered Fig x Dr. Sole - OZ Trooper - Black Roughout

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: OZ Troopers, Waxy Deer, Bordon Waxed Flesh, and More

We've got a Dr. Sole exclusive for Withered Fig, Gallun Teton Stag at Grant Stone, Kudu at Parkhurst, a Rose Anvil Barefoot boot, and more, in the latest: Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Delve deeper into this, and other boot-mysteries by checking ou... Read More...

Division Road x viberg - Shelby Sharple - Maryam Lucida Horsebutt

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: A Shiny Shelby Sharp, Dark Cognac Hatchgrain ‘Bergs, Ready-to-Wear from Briselblack, and more

A Shelby Sharp and a trio of new boots from Briselblack in Bandung? Normally I'd tell you to pinch me/slap me awake, but that's really what we've got this week, as well as some new hatchgrain shell cordovan at Viberg, and more, in the latest: Shoes '... Read More...

Alden x Engineered Garments - Slip on Chukka

Where Did the Eyelets on My Chukkas Go?

The history of the chukka boot is a little ambiguous. Depending on which retelling you hear, it features characters including the Duke of Windsor, Marlon Brando, and of course Nathan Clark, in addition to some combination of South African conscriptio... Read More...

Parkhurst - Allen - Stitchdown - Cognac Veg Tan

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Engineered Garments x Alden, Division Road Patent, Parkhurst’s Stitchdown, and More

You can tell summer has kicked into full gear when the loafers start to lose their linings, and judging by this roundup we're definitely there. But in addition to six new loafers, we've got the latest collaboration from Engineered Garments and Alden,... Read More...

Wanna Win a Pair of Viberg Service Boots? Here’s Your Shot.

Viberg Service Boots: they're good. And quite historic (here's an extremely complete history to justify that statement). And just good! We've partnered with heritage menswear OG publication Heddels, Stridewise (hi Nick!), and the very excellent Ma... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Serious Sneakers from Crown & Hiro, Addictive Chelseas & More

Yes we kinda like boots over here—but that means we also get excited when makers with welted credentials push the boundaries of what you can do on a sneaker (and make it resolable). We've got two examples of just that from Hiro Yanagamachi and Crown ... Read More...

It’s Here: Grant Stone’s New Women’s “Clara” Loafer

Launching two years ago with the Nora plain toe boot, Grant Stone's women's line is something of an outlier: Goodyear welted boots on patterns and lasts designed from the ground up with build quality and components identical to their mens boots. W... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: New Nicks Cypress, Lots o’ Loafers, Some Top-Notch Sales, and More

As Ben recovers from galavanting through a best-hits-list of Japanese bootmakers in Tokyo (lots and lots of video coming!!), I'm here to reiterate that the pre-order deadline for our Russell Fishing Oxford makeups have been extended through Friday Ma... Read More...