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Very Cool Summer Shoe: The Alden Ranger Mocc Mackworth

Alden makes so many wonderful shoes that inevitably some of just don't get as much buzz, as if they were the 14th kid in a farming family whose broadcast seeder skills are just totally overlooked One could say that's the case with the Ranger Mocc,... Read More...

Want Shell Cordovan Loafers for Just $350? Meermin’s Got ‘Em.

Stichdown has been a little loafer-happy recently, but hey—'tis the season. And don't expect us to stop being shell cordovan-happy anytime soon—it's one of the most beautiful, unique, and durable shoe leathers in the world. It's also damned expens... Read More...

This Vintage Alden Catalog is a Beautiful Shockwave of Shoe Nostalgia

Alden has a long history of making some of the finest shoes available anywhere in the world. Unsurprisingly, they also make a mean sales catalog/manual to guide retailers through their lasts, models, and overall philosophy. While talking to the ow... Read More...

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Red Wing Iron Ranger: A Four-Year Review of a Timeless Boot

They say it's dangerous to meet your heroes. Before I bought my first pair, Red Wing Iron Ranger boots met that classification. I saw them on the streets. I stared longingly at pictures of them beaten to hell and rich with patina. At night I dreamed,... Read More...

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 out of shoes—namely comfort, especially if you're the kind of person who begins hating sock... Read More...

Boot I Can’t Stop Staring at: Wesco Axe Breaker

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' websites, on shops' websites, on the feet of basically every single person I walked past. It's p... Read More...

Thorogood Moc Toe Boot In Tobacco Leather

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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 these rugged but impressively versatile babies, from chainsawing down trees, to climbing a (s... Read More...

JM Weston Le Moc Loafer In Light Blue Nubuck

J.M. Weston’s New Spring Le Mocs are Definitely Not Un-Colorful

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 French shoemaker's bedrock is the Mocassin 180 loafer. The more casual version of that sho... Read More...

These New Wesco Chromepak Jobmasters Are Extremely Serious About Being Boots

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 wouldn't be identifiable as cousins to the untrained eye, let alone siblings. Case in ... Read More...

Corthay: Reveling in Some of the World’s Most Uniquely Beautiful Shoes

Most shoes at at least originally emerged from function: think of English country walking shoes, whose brogue detailing facilitated water drainage while sloshing around pastures. Others are designed for fashion: give people the latest trend, however ... Read More...