There was a time, let’s call it “before Google, after cholera”, when frontier folks treated boots the way modern men treat cast iron skillets: with whatever animal fat was lying around and a vague prayer to the gods of durability.…
Ever wondered how men in the 1800s kept their boots alive through swamps and deserts? There was no Amazon, no “leather conditioner” aisle, and certainly no influencer telling you which brand to buy. Back then, boot care was closer to…
A stroll through Tartarian maps, Yale’s oversized books, and the suspiciously large footwear no one talks about. Let’s be honest: if you’ve ever tried to explain your love for stitchdown boots to someone and gotten the look, this post is…
You thought your boots would die quietly in a corner. Turns out, some just go feral. There’s a German artist, Dejo Denzer (below the post I leave his contact if you’re interesting in his work) on clearly sent by the…
Ever looked at your boots and thought, “What if these could glide?”No? Well, someone in the early 1900s did, and history was never the same again. The Industrial Revolution Meets Mild Recklessness Somewhere between soot-stained factories and polished wooden dance…
