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Cordobes Boots Review: The Best Value Stitchdown Service Boot?

Until a few months ago, I hadn’t heard of Cordobes. They’re less than a year old and weren’t on my radar yet, but this up-and-coming brand out of Mexico makes

Tahura Boots Review | Indonesia’s Rugged Refinement

Expert Verified By: Ticho Blanco, Marketing Consultant & Journalist Tahura is a small, bespoke footwear brand based in Bandung, Indonesia, founded in 2010

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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 bill

Parkhurst Allen Dublin Boot

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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Why You Need Satchel and Page’s Mailbag (Review)

Satchel & Page is a direct to consumer brand that focuses on really, really good leather. It's not that design isn't a priority for them, rather the

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11-Year-Old Saddleback: The Ultimate Leather Bag Review

Probably the most talked about men's leather bag on Earth, this is the legendary, and slightly controversial Large Classic Leather Briefcase from

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Grant Stone Chelsea Boot Review: Alden Quality for Under $400?

If anyone ever tells you that something's bad quality because it's made in China, you should direct them to Grant Stone. This truly unique company was founded

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Taylor Stitch’s Ranch Boot Is the Most Underrated Chelsea

Note: these are discontinued. I actually quite like Taylor Stitch. I’m not sure if that’s a controversial opinion or not but while I haven’t written about

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American Boots + European Boots = Rider’s Dundalk (Review & Discount)

Rider Boot Company! Not a company that makes horse riding boots, a company that makes svelte and snappy boots that's run by Ron Rider and his family. It’s a

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Review: Rhodes Dean Boots Combine Work and Dress Boot

The Rhodes line of boots is a product of Huckberry, an online men's store that the founders envisioned as "equal parts store, magazine, and inspiration." It’s

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Wool Boot Review: Is YRX the New (Cheaper) Taft?

2022 update: This brand has shut down. Don't buy stuff from them! YRX. A weird name for a millennial-owned company that makes some delightfully weird boots. On

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Review: Is Allbirds Really The World’s Most Comfy Sneaker?

Are Allbirds really the world’s most comfortable sneaker? I wore them in for a few weeks to find out. Allbirds is an interesting company, and if you read

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Review: Is Nisolo’s Andres the Most Ethical Boot?

If you’ve heard of Nisolo, you might associate the more closely with women’s shoes; the women's Instagram account has over ten times more followers than the

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Review: When You Should and Shouldn’t Use Huberd’s Shoe Grease

Huberd’s is a small American company based in Bennett, Colorado, and they’ve been in the shoe grease business since 1921. The company produces a variety of

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Review: Cobbler’s Choice Leather Conditioner on Viberg Boots

Cobbler's Choice is a very new shoe care company based in New York City, and they’re very proud of the fact that all of their products are made with all natural

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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

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Leather Honey Review: Does It Cover Up Scuffs?

Leather Honey is the number one selling leather conditioner on Amazon right now. If you are searching for leather conditioner or even, yes, boot conditioner,

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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

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Helm Zind Review – My Favorite Black Boot! (Discount Code)

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

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Bickmore Bick 4 Leather Conditioner Review: Doesn’t Darken Leather?

Bickmore has been in the leather care game since 1882, when they started out by making products to soothe sores on horses that were caused by their

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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

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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

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Venetian Shoe Cream Review and How to Use

It's fair to say that Venetian Shoe Cream is the go-to product for conditioning boots. Whether you're talking about boots that are outdoorsy or dressy, 

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