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Mark McNairy is the “Cobbler of the 21st Century”

Mark McNairy makes very nice shoes. They are made with a small factory in England, and have a nice contemporary twist on very traditional looks. GQ calls him the cobbler of the last 100 years, which...

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Alexa Chung For Superga Photoshoot Video

Alexa Chung, who happens to have a nice sense of style, just did a photoshoot for Superga shoes, who make very smart looking trainers that anyone can wear if they are going to go the sneaker route....

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Celebrating the Converse by John Varvatos Star Player…

Because it is Friday and this is the best sneaker from Converse/John Varvatos we have seen since they started making these things. A little twill, a little navy, a little bit of what we want to wear...

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Quoddy Factory Visit Video

Quoddy Workshop – Lewiston, Maine from Oliver Wilkins on Vimeo. We own a few pairs of Quoddy shoes, and we have always appreciated the fact that they are handmade in Lewiston, Maine. We have always...

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Shoes to have: Sperry Top-Sider Shipyard Longshoreman Chukka

Yes please, we would like to wear these wonderfully simple and classic looking Sperry Top-Sider Shipyard Longshoreman Chukka’s for the Fall season and beyond. You cannot go wrong with a sole like...

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Xmas Idea: Nike Air Max Light VNTG

Nike has a nice quickstrike release of Nike Air Max Light VNTG that we would really like to wait in line for. Actually, we don’t want to wait in line, but we want the shoes. How do we work this out?...

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Good Wear: Pro-Keds for Norse Projects Sneakers

If you were looking for a pair of sneakers for the Spring, we suggest that the Pro-Keds for Norse Projects would be the best pick. Simple, clean, and with a little bit of preppy flair, we found our...

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Good Buy: Keds for Brooks Brothers Ripstop Lace-Up Sneakers

Even your dad can get his Keds on. We love Brooks Brothers, would get a suit there in a heartbeat to feel like an elder statesman of style, and these Keds are a nice touch for the grown-up but...

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Good Style: diadora Heritage Mi Basket 84

These are looking like a good buy. Old-school Italian sportswear company Diadora just released the look of the Heritage Mi Basket 84, originally made for the 1984 Olimpia Milano professional...

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So simple, so clean, so good

Sneakers are getting harder and harder these days, and we seem to search and search for something good with no results. These are perfect. Who makes them? Looks like a proper collab between Vans and...

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SF Warehouse Sample Sale

For the first time in 15 years, we are finally doing a blowout Warehouse/Sample Sale! Everything from one-of-a-kind shoes to skateboards to prints. We have loaded up the gallery space next to the UP...

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