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5 Best Red Wing Boots For Men 2025 (Chosen by Red Wing Employees!)

What happens when four self-proclaimed Red Wing experts drink four whiskeys and try to rank the five best Red Wing boots for sale in North America? Fighting.

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4 Best Hybrid Swim Shorts for Men You Can Wear From the Pool to the Bar

When you're heading out to the beach or to a pool party and you don't want to bring a change of clothes (or you don't know what the changing room situation will

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Thursday’s Captain vs President Boots: 5 Differences You Should Know

At a cursory glance, Thursday’s Captain and President boots seem like the same boot, with only a toecap — an extra layer of leather over the end of the boot —

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Thursday’s Diplomat Boot Review: The World’s Most Versatile Moc Toe?

I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to moc toes, but hiding in plain sight all this time was Thursday Boot Company’s Diplomat. The Diplomat is unlike any

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Denim vs Chambray – Which Fits Your Needs?

You might be familiar with denim and chambray as a pair because for just about 150 years, denim pants and chambray work shirts have been a popular outfit choice

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The 5 Best Lightweight Shorts for Men 2025 | Linen, Hemp, Stretch

If you’re wearing shorts, make it count: make them high quality, and if you wait until the last possible second to stop wearing jeans and start wearing shorts,

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Warfield & Grand Review: The Garrison and a Tale of Two Boots

There are plenty of boot and shoe companies out there whose sole concern (get it?) is making a product that looks expensive. But simply because a shoe has the

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The Right and Wrong Ways to Stretch Calves of Leather Boots

Have you purchased a pair of tall boots that are uncomfortably tight in calf? The last thing you want to do is buy a new pair of $300 boots! The good news is

Thursday Boots Sneaker Review | Is the Premier the Best Value White Sneaker?

Do we really need another minimalist white sneaker? If it's made of this leather and has this construction at this price point, my answer is yes.

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Better Than Filson? Bradley Mountain’s 20-OZ Canvas Backpack Review

I’m a little embarrassed at how badly I wanted this bag. I was salivating over it for months (maybe a year) before finally pulling the trigger because... it

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11 Best Insoles For Work Boots Expert Reviewed

If you wear work boots regularly and experience foot discomfort, it might be time to invest in some new work boots or shoe insoles. Maybe the stock insoles just

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The 10 Best Japanese-Exclusive Red Wings (According to Red Wing Employees)

Red Wing embodies American heritage boots perhaps better than any other company, which is why it has such a dedicated following in... Japan. Part of the

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My Experience With Aquaman’s Jeans

Anyone who watched 2018’s “Aquaman” probably noticed Jason Momoa's jeans, and if you are a fan of fine denim, then maybe you Googled where they came from:

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5 Home Remedies to Clean Your Chuck Taylor Sneakers

A hundred million Chuck Taylor All Stars are sold every year (seriously) and I've owned at least one pair ever since I was fifteen years old. (My first pair was

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White’s Vs Viberg: The Service Boot Showdown

Whether you’re a history buff or you simply like an earth-toned wardrobe, a version of the military service boot is likely what comes to mind when you think

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The 7 Best Lightweight Jeans for Summer 2021

You might not think jeans can be great summer wear, but if you’re a guy who loves wearing boots or if you go to a lot of outings for which shorts aren't

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Is White’s Perry Boot the Best Value Moc Toe?

While perhaps not as widely known as Red Wing, Danner, or Wolverine, White’s Boots is a force to be reckoned with in the heritage boot world and is consistently

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Review: Truman Boot Company’s Rugged Black Chromexcel Boot

This was my very first pair of Truman boots acquired in June of 2015. I wanted a standard rugged pair of black Chromexcel cap toe boots and these fit the

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12 Best Dress Boots for Men in 2025 | Balmoral, Chelsea, Custom, and More

Dressing up with boots can seem like a risky endeavor, but there are real benefits to picking boots over oxford shoes! Boots aren't just for factory workers:

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The 10 Best Blazers For Warm Weather

While the long days of sweatpants and hoodies were nice for a minute, lately we’re looking for something else, something a bit more sartorially inspired. And if

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Unboxing Red Wing’s Newest Boots for Summer 2021

I just got two brand new boots from Red Wing and wanted to do a quick write-up of my first impressions. Note that these aren't just a new pair of boots, these

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7 Best Straw Hats for Men At Every Price Point

I think most guys want to have a brimmed hat, but worry they'll look like a dork. I get it; hats are hard to pull off, but we’re not talking about wool fedoras

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Parkhurst Allen Boot Review: Dublin the Pleasure, Dublin the Fun

Like a young Wayne Gretzky hoisting his first Stanley Cup (I couldn’t afford the rights, but trust me, he looked excited), I raised my new boots towards the

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6 Best Vegetable Tanned Leather Boots You Can Buy

Ready to step your boot game up? Whenever veg tan boots get thrown into the mix, that often means a well-crafted pair with the perk of greater patina

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