Standard & Strange's Neil on Engineers, Naming Makeups, and Getting Detained in Japanese Jail
Neil Berrett, co-founder of the excellent Oakland booterdashery Standard & Strange, is many things. A Viberg and Wesco makeup wizard. A dutiful procurer of Japanese fashion (including John Lofgren b...
2 Nov 20201h 1min
Almost Vintage Style's Jake vs Ticho: The Stitchdown Bootbate
After a rollicking first season, the Stitchdown Shoecast is BACK for number two. And to make the return even more special, this first episode presents the first-ever Stitchdown Bootbate, an extremely ...
26 Okt 202059min
Ticho's Foolproof System for Getting Insane Deals on Used Shoes
@tichoblancoshoes is many things: esteemed shoe collector, Harrison Ford appreciator, a man who knows his way around a pizza. He is also a scoundrel—but his very scoundrelness can help you get the sec...
18 Aug 202058min
How To Build a Fantastic Shoe Collection Without Going Broke
Quality shoes & boots—they cost some money! But it's completely possible to construct a well-rounded collection on the (relative!) cheap...you just have to approach it correctly. Ben from @stitchdow...
11 Aug 202049min
If You Had to Choose Only Five Shoes or Boots, For The Rest of Your Life…What Would They Be??
If you were forced to choose only five pairs of boots and shoes for the rest of our life, and had to give away everything else...what would those five be? Because we are masochists, Ticho and I decide...
5 Aug 20201h 1min
All Things Østmo With Bootmaking Virtuoso Lars Jensen
This week, the Shoecast is actually the Larscast, as Ben from @Stitchdown and @tichoblancoshoes spend a whole bunch of time chatting with Lars Jensen, the one-man Norwegian wondermaker who creates—and...
30 Jul 202059min
The Handsewn Makers You Need to Know: Quoddy, Rancourt, Russell, Maine Mountain, and Yuketen
In the last episode of the Shoecast, Ticho and Ben did a birds-eye view of the US handsewn moccasin construction footwear scene: how the shoes are made, and the rise and fall and rise again of the ind...
21 Jul 20201h
The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of the US Handsewn Industry
Handsewns—boat shoes, camp mocs, ranger mocs, guide boots, penny loafers, and other shoes and boots made with handsewn moccasin construction—are some of the most comfortable, and indeed truly handmade...
15 Jul 202044min
