My Vegan Leather Stan Smiths
When I learned that Adidas made one of their most iconic sneaker designs in a vegan leather, I was eager to give them a try.
Vegan Dress Shoes? Maybe.
I recently wrote a piece about my last leather jacket, submitting that, when it comes to going totally leather-free, I draw the line at dress shoes, which are essentially the only new leather items I still buy. If a company like Alden or Crockett & Jones applied their level of craftsmanship to shoes and boots made with a vegan material that rivaled leather, I’d seriously consider it.
Less Leather
The number of new leather goods I buy today is a fraction of what it used to be. Because animals.
The Florsheim Bummer
What once seemed like a good, underrated value for a time-tested design has turned out to not be a good value after all.
The Classic Pair of Cashmere-Lined Leather Gloves
Last winter, I did something a lot of us do: I left a glove in a taxi, rendering the other glove useless. Fortunately, winter was waning when I committed this act of omission, and I was able to survive what…
A New Life for Old Boots
After eight years of too-frequent wearing and basic-care neglect from not oiling, polishing or using shoe trees, I was about to kiss an old pair of boots goodbye. Instead, I took my kickers to the shoe repair to see if…
Leather Shoe Care Basics
Shoe care is easy to take for granted. But well cared-for leather shoes last a lifetime. That's why you'll want to use a leather cleaner and conditioner so that you can look after your best shoes in style. The craftsmen…