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  • Review: Flint and Tinder’s Rugged and Warm Waxed Rancher Jacket

    Review: Flint and Tinder’s Rugged and Warm Waxed Rancher Jacket

  • The Carhartt WIP Detroit Jacket: How it Compares to the Original

    The Carhartt WIP Detroit Jacket: How it Compares to the Original

  • My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

    My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

  • Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

    Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

  • 1-Year Thursday Legend Review: Why is it Thursday’s Best Selling Chelsea?

    1-Year Thursday Legend Review: Why is it Thursday’s Best Selling Chelsea?

  • Filson vs Flint and Tinder vs Thursday | Whose Waxed Jacket Is Best?

    Filson vs Flint and Tinder vs Thursday | Whose Waxed Jacket Is Best?

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  • 16 Best Boots For Men to Buy Tested By Experts (Spring 2025)

    16 Best Boots For Men to Buy Tested By Experts (Spring 2025)

    I own well over a hundred pairs of boots; I’ve traveled the world to find the best boots for men. I’ve interviewed experts, including bootmakers, cobblers, and other collectors. Collectively, I’ve walked hundreds of miles in these…

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Boot Reviews

  • My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

    My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

    Most guys who like boots like them because they are tough, durable, sturdy, and built with thick leather that ages well. Unfortunately, those aren’t the qualities that you want in footwear when you’re traveling. Travel boots are…

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  • 1-Year Thursday Legend Review: Why is it Thursday’s Best Selling Chelsea?

    1-Year Thursday Legend Review: Why is it Thursday’s Best Selling Chelsea?

  • Rhodes Boone Chelsea Boot Review: A Rare Chelsea That’s Casual and Tough

    Rhodes Boone Chelsea Boot Review: A Rare Chelsea That’s Casual and Tough

  • Clinch Engineer Boots | My Two-Year Review

    Clinch Engineer Boots | My Two-Year Review

  • Blundstone 990 Review: “Extreme Series” Gets an “Extreme” Testing

    Blundstone 990 Review: “Extreme Series” Gets an “Extreme” Testing

  • Grant Stone Garrison Review: The Best Value Service Boot?

    Grant Stone Garrison Review: The Best Value Service Boot?

  • Parkhurst vs Grant Stone: Who Makes the Better Plain-Toe Boot?

    Parkhurst vs Grant Stone: Who Makes the Better Plain-Toe Boot?

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Stridewise team

Casual Durable™.

Stridewise is a band of weirdos who are obsessed with casual and durable — yup, we even trademarked it. Our mission is to show guys that they don’t need to dress bad just because they’re dressed down.

This website (and YouTube channel) started out entirely focused on boots. The founding editor moved from Australia to New York for a journalism job, needed tough footwear for the first time in his life, spent weeks researching, and decided to make a resource for other guys in the same situation.

From there, Stridewise grew into a project focused on fashionproof: finding footwear and apparel that will last season after season, never be out of style (or too in style), and both look and feel better with each passing year. We want the opposite of fashion: just the best basics for your buck.

Today, we’re a team of multiple full-time and freelance writers who have explored what quality means with products, artisans, factories, and workshops in over a dozen countries.

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Boot Guides

  • My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

    My 6 Favorite Boots for Traveling In and Walking All Day

    Most guys who like boots like them because they are tough, durable, sturdy, and built with thick leather that ages well. Unfortunately, those aren’t the qualities that you want in footwear when you’re traveling. Travel boots are…

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  • Dr. Marten vs Goral Sharman | What’s the Better British Combat Boot?

    Dr. Marten vs Goral Sharman | What’s the Better British Combat Boot?

  • The 6 Best Viberg Boot Collabs from a Fanatical Collector

    The 6 Best Viberg Boot Collabs from a Fanatical Collector

  • The Best Grey Boots – But Why Aren’t There More?

    The Best Grey Boots – But Why Aren’t There More?

  • 8 Best Red Wing Iron Ranger Alternatives for Comfort, Value, and American Toughness (2025)

    8 Best Red Wing Iron Ranger Alternatives for Comfort, Value, and American Toughness (2025)

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Comparisons

  • Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

    Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

    If you like the extra durability and artistry of quality denim but you don’t love how rigid they tend to be, you’re in luck. Today, we are looking at Flint and Tinder’s denim lineup: the All-American Stretch…

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  • Jeans vs Chinos: Key Differences & How to Wear Them from an Expert

    Jeans vs Chinos: Key Differences & How to Wear Them from an Expert

  • Dr. Marten vs Goral Sharman | What’s the Better British Combat Boot?

    Dr. Marten vs Goral Sharman | What’s the Better British Combat Boot?

  • Parkhurst vs Grant Stone: Who Makes the Better Plain-Toe Boot?

    Parkhurst vs Grant Stone: Who Makes the Better Plain-Toe Boot?

  • Thursday vs Nicks Boots: The Challenger Review

    Thursday vs Nicks Boots: The Challenger Review

  • Barbour’s Waxed Jacket Comparison: Bedale vs Beaufort vs Ashby | Stodgy or Sartorial?

    Barbour’s Waxed Jacket Comparison: Bedale vs Beaufort vs Ashby | Stodgy or Sartorial?

  • Irish Setter vs Thorogood: Jobsite Tested & Reviewed, Who Makes the Better Boot?

    Irish Setter vs Thorogood: Jobsite Tested & Reviewed, Who Makes the Better Boot?

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Accessories

  • Bleu de Chauffe Postman Bag: A 2-Year Review

    Bleu de Chauffe Postman Bag: A 2-Year Review

    The right messenger bag can be the perfect complement to a suit or a more casual outfit, but striking the balance of versatility and — I’ll just say it — masculinity is challenging. An understated leather messenger makes…

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  • Ranking Clothes Hangers from $1 to $1,620

    Ranking Clothes Hangers from $1 to $1,620

  • A 2-Year Goruck GR1 Review (and Why the Huckberry Collab Is Better)

    A 2-Year Goruck GR1 Review (and Why the Huckberry Collab Is Better)

  • Review: Why Frank Clegg’s Briefcase Costs So Much

    Review: Why Frank Clegg’s Briefcase Costs So Much

  • Thursday Commuter Bag Review: A Solid Casual to Business Casual Briefcase

    Thursday Commuter Bag Review: A Solid Casual to Business Casual Briefcase

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Clothing

  • The Carhartt WIP Detroit Jacket: How it Compares to the Original

    The Carhartt WIP Detroit Jacket: How it Compares to the Original

    I’m taking a close look at the Carhartt WIP Detroit jacket, a streetwear take on one of the most recognizable pieces of workwear on the market. Workwear jackets modeled on the classic chore coat have been a cornerstone of…

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  • Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

    Flint and Tinder Jeans Line-Up: All-American vs. Japanese vs. Everyday Selvedge

  • Filson vs Flint and Tinder vs Thursday | Whose Waxed Jacket Is Best?

    Filson vs Flint and Tinder vs Thursday | Whose Waxed Jacket Is Best?

  • The Flint and Tinder Bighorn Review: The Perfect Lightweight Waxed Jacket

    The Flint and Tinder Bighorn Review: The Perfect Lightweight Waxed Jacket

  • He Owns 50 Leather Jackets; These Are His Top 5

    He Owns 50 Leather Jackets; These Are His Top 5

  • Jeans vs Chinos: Key Differences & How to Wear Them from an Expert

    Jeans vs Chinos: Key Differences & How to Wear Them from an Expert

  • How to Break in Jeans Fast: The Right Way and Wrong Way to Soften Raw Denim

    How to Break in Jeans Fast: The Right Way and Wrong Way to Soften Raw Denim

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Casual Durable™.

Yup, we even trademarked it. Just because you’re dressed down, doesn’t mean you have to dress bad. 

This site started to help guys find the best boots for their dollar and has since expanded to cover the highest quality casual menswear, from leather jackets to selvedge jeans to canvas bags — the kind of simple, fashionproof classics that help you get dressed without overthinking your “style.” Read more

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