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Wolverine has gone back into their vault and unearthed the punched cap toe for a limited run of 1000 boots. They are made from Horween’s famed shell cordovan, a layer of tissue just beneath a horse’s hide that is then tanned for a full six months. The leather is unbelievably resilient, and can last a [...]

Thanks to everyone who came out for some boots and shines last week.

It’s been tough keeping this boot under wraps. But the day is here. At left, Ami gets his new pair of 744s shined by Kea Lani, our new in-house shoe shiner. You might wonder why you would get a brand new pair of shell cordovans shined, but just yesterday Lani told us that after a [...]

WED 9/19: 12–8pm OXXFORD CLOTHES PAUL’S HAT WORKS Two of our go-to artisans will join us in celebrating the unveiling of the new Bespoke Basement Vault (It’s looking incredible!). It will be a Chicago-style welcome replete with food, drink, billiards, and more. You probably already know Oxxford Clothes, since people can’t seem to stop calling [...]

We hear it all too often: “Do you still have that limited edition Wolverine 721 shell cordovan boot in stock?” Sadly, no. They have gone the way of the buffalo. But, on Thursday 9/20, at a trunk show at the new Wingtip (550 Montgomery), Wolverine will unveil the 744, which is the 721′s successor. You [...]

Chicago 1905. The leather industry booms as an offshoot of the area’s meatpacking trade. Tanneries line the north branch of the Chicago river. An immigrant from Ukraine named Isadore Horween sees an opening and establishes I. Horween and Co. At the peak of the industry there were around two dozen tanneries. But a century later, [...]

As work boots go, Wolverine 1,000 Mile Boots are an investment. Horween leather. Goodyear welting. Made in America. Even if you are not actually constructing skyscrapers with the boots in Wolverine’s 1,000 Mile collection, you’re still going to want to take proper care of them. Here’s how:

Much of my inspiration for On The Fly was born of my own frustrations when shopping for myself. And don’t get me wrong, I loved the stores where I shopped. But there were always little things, nagging frustrations, pet peeves, that made me think: “if I ever have a store of my own, I’d do [...]

In the coming days, you’ll hear a little bit more from me on the subject of "juxtaposition" in how men are dressing these days, but as a teaser, let’s just say we have loved how Wolverine has introduced the idea of a wingtip work boot. A traditional white collar dress shoe toe applied over a [...]

About a year and a half ago, Wolverine, inventors of a work boot called the 1,000 Mile Boot way back in 1883, decided to reintroduce the boot to the world. Making them in the U.S. of Horween leathers and a goodyear welt construction, the brand lit up the blogosphere with a powerful two-fer: heritage brands [...]