Editor's Note: This boot is discontinued. If you’ve heard of Nisolo, you might associate the more closely with women’s shoes; the women's Instagram account
Review: John Doe Shoes’ 420 Boot, the Cheapest MTO Boot?
2024 NOTE: John Doe has racked up a lot of stories of guys making orders and not getting their boots, best avoid this brand. John Doe Shoes is not a huge
Review: Urban Shepherd’s Old Timey Portuguese Boots
Urban Shepherd is a company that specializes in traditional Portuguese boots, and it’s a business that really leans heavily into storytelling, so much so that
The 5 Best Men’s Boots for Flat Feet
Flat feet is a surprisingly common issue, with some sources suggesting that 3 million people suffer each year, while others estimate that up to 30 percent of
Review: Sutro Alder Is the Impatient Man’s Boot
Note: This boot is discontinued. Sutro is a San Francisco based footwear company, and the city is very much in Sutro’s DNA. The boots are all named after
Red Wing Vs. Danner: Finding America’s Favorite Boot
Reader, you’re in for a treat. This is one of the most commonly asked questions in the world of boots: which is better, Red Wing vs. Danner? They’re the two
Danner Bull Run Review: America’s Favorite Moc Toe?
Danner is an enormously popular boot company. Based in Oregon, they were founded by Charles Danner in 1932 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin — the same place that
Beckett Simonon’s Boot Review | Is the Dowler Worth the Wait?
Beckett Simonon is a pretty unusual footwear company in that everything is made to order. They don’t carry inventory. The idea is that this makes for a more
Review: The Taft Dragon 2.0 Boot Nails the Balance of Weird and Stylish
American bootmaker Taft has discontinued the Dragon boot, I'll keep this review up for posterity. The Dragon was Taft's first model made with a Goodyear
Red Wing vs Thursday Boots | My Thoughts After 5 Years of Wear
This is a showdown between the two biggest casual American boot brands, and they're actually both the market's best value option — in different ways. In one
Helm Zind Review: My Favorite Black Boot!
Helm is an Austin-based shoe company that has become a fixture of the city’s boot scene. Well known for their trademark white stripe in the midsole, their shoes
Review: Parkhurst’s Sleek But Roomy Delaware Boot
Note: This boot's been discontinued. Check out our Parkhurst Allen boot review for a look at their flagship model. Parkhurst is a newer boot company that was
Allen Edmonds Sullivan Street Review – Dressy With a Twist
Currently headquartered in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Allen Edmonds have been making boots in the United States since 1922 and when compared to other popular
Thursday Boot Company Vanguard Review: Is American Made Better?
Founded in 2014, Thursday Boot Company is one of the newest boot companies on the scene and they’ve been disruptive, to say the least. It was founded by Connor
Boot Review: Is Santalum the Red Wing of Indonesia?
Santalum is an Indonesian boot company based in the West Javan capital of Bandung, which is basically Asia’s unofficial boot headquarters. A lot of people
Red Wing Blacksmith Boot Review – Rugged or Comfortable?
Red Wing is probably the most popular and influential American boot brand of all time. Around here, I rarely stop talking about them; I’ve reviewed them,
Timberland Premium Waterproof Boot Review: Is the Hype Real?
This is it: the original yellow boot that made the Timberland Company so famous. These shoes have extremely widespread appeal. Here in Brooklyn I see them
LL Bean Hawthorne Boot Review: Does the Price Forgive the Flaws?
[This boot is discontinued] LL Bean is one of the few companies I’ve reviewed that isn’t an actual, dedicated boot company. They’re a privately held retail
Review: Is Tricker’s Stow the Best British Boot?
Trickers is renowned for their very classy dress shoes, quality calfskin leather, and broguing, which are those little perforations on the toe cap. When
Review: Wolf & Shepherd’s Hybrid Dress Boot-Running Shoe
Editor's Note: Unfortunately, this boot is discontinued. Wolf and Shepherd is an extremely unusual footwear company that was founded in 2014 Justin
Sagara Boot Review: How Do Indonesian Boots Hold Up?
I have a longstanding obsession with Indonesia. I live in New York City, but I grew up in Australia, where Indonesia is our largest neighboring country. Our
Review: Danner’s Jack II Boot Is Comfy, But Not Tough
[This boot is discontinued] Danner is an enormously popular boot company. Based in Oregon, they were founded by Charles Danner in 1932 in Chippewa Falls,
Dayton Service Boot Review – Fashionable, Yet Masculine
[The Dayton Service Boot is discontinued] Dayton is a Canadian company founded in 1946 by Charlie Wohlford after he developed quite a reputation for
Thorogood Heritage Moc Toe Review – The Work Boot You Can Wear Out
At over 125 years old, Thorogood is one of the oldest shoe companies in the United States and they’re one of the few that are employee-owned, two facts that
