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Rory Fortune — Goods & Services Los Angeles

Goods & Services’ Rory Fortune on Handwelting Sneakers, and the Shell Cordovan BIRKENCHONKS

The sneaker and welted footwear worlds are (very slowly) colliding, and Rory Fortune is smack in the middle of the two. In 2019, Rory and his wife Lauren set up shop in LA's design district to open Goods & Services, a half cobbler shop / half ... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Veg-Tan at Jim Green, Many Many Vibergs, Caswell’s LTT, and More

This week, and without further ado, we eagerly bring you 2024's first Super-Mega-Roundup, featuring eighteen boots, including handful of brand new models and other firsts—all we ask is that you read it yourself to decide if those extra adjectives wer... Read More...

elizabeth semmelhack—director and curator—bata shoe museum toronto

The (Mostly) Complete History of Boots with Bata Shoe Museum Director Elizabeth Semmelhack

In one of our favorite—and certainly the most sprawling—Shoecast episodes ever, I chatted with Elizabeth Semmelhack, director and curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada. Which I believe is safe to say—thanks to more than 15,000 shoes, boo... Read More...

Sebastian Tarek—Bespoke Shoemaker—Shoemaking Tool Time

Shoemaking Tool Time: Bespoke Maker Sebastian Tarek’s Most Used & Beloved Tools

Sebastian Tarek is an extremely talented and unique Australian bespoke shoemaker operating out of London's West End—and an engaging storyteller like few others. (Also his beard is quite good.) Photo by Alun Callender In our first-ever episode ... Read More...

Guarded Goods x Nicks - Archer - Italian Brown Horsebutt

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: Moto Mojo, a Duo of New Nicks, Deep Discounts at Rancourt, and More!

Apparently I spoke too soon last week, because the brands definitely proved me wrong. This time we've got a whole bunch of new boots, including a very cool service boot from Japan's Motor, two brand new Nicks models, and a huge discount on a bunch of... Read More...

Division Road x Viberg Service Boot—Horween Nut Brown and English Tan Cypress

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: A New Stitchdown White’s MP, Leffot x Alden Pre-Orders, and More

January and February can be molasses slow for retail, but despite the tight roundup this week's drops are molasses sweet too. We've got a triple header from Leffot and Alden, some chunky Trickers on Gloxi Cut outsoles, and new stitchdown MP from Whit... Read More...

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: A New Unmarked Roper, A Bonkers Boondocker from Withered Fig and Viberg, a Classic Loafer From Grant Stone, and More

Ok ok we've got Unmarked's New Roper Boot, a Withered Fig x Viberg Boondocker that Ben described in (positive) expletives, other Vibergs, a restock of a modern classic from Grant Stone, and more in this weeks: Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Find all o... Read More...

Viberg Scout Boot Rawhide Waxy Commander

Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week: DeVito Boot is Born, Russian Calf Caswells, and Plenty More

A brand-new boot from a storied Canadian cobbler-turned-bootmaker, Viberg's first big release of the year, plenty of goodies from Nicks Boots and Russell Moccasin—we've got it all in the latest Shoes 'n' Boots of the Week! Catch up on other weeks ... Read More...

Sagara’s Bagus Satrio on the Indonesian Bootmaking Explosion and What’s Coming Next

Sagara head man Bagus Satrio is one of my favorite people in the entire bootmaking game. I absolutely love the work he and his team do—his Cordmasters need to be at or near the top of ANYONE’S best monkey boots ranking—and he’s just a hugely interest... Read More...

Sperry by Chris Echevarria Boat Shoe Black

Blackstock & Weber’s Chris Echevarria Teams up with Sperry, Does Very Good Job

Few individuals have done as much for the popularization of Goodyear welted footwear in the last half-decade as Chris Echevarria. Through his brand Blackstock & Weber, Chris has deftly managed to make loafers—zebra-print pennies, two-tone horsebi... Read More...