dana blouin

Most of us know that a good pair of boots can be resoled. But some heritage boots can go a step further. Rebu…

I wasn't expecting to find a connection between Naang Boots and hip-hop while working on boot designs the oth…

If your boots feel too narrow, the problem may not be that you have unusually wide feet. The problem may be t…

This weekend I went out looking for new sole sheets for our zero-drop boots. Fortunately, Bangkok has an enti…

Adventure is at the core of what we do. Every pair we make is designed to be worn hard, beaten up, and taken …

Boots have toe spring to help the foot and boot roll forward through each step while reducing the chance of t…

Well, the results are in. Our Zissou Chelsea boot finished 13th out of 20 entries in the 2026 World Champions…

I still wear the very first pair of Winnfields we ever made. They were prototypes, built long before the Winn…

Zero drop boots DO NOT have to be barefoot boots. This is something I find myself correcting all the time whe…

At first glance, a kiltie can look like it's there mostly for style, especially the traditional versions with…

"Barefoot" boots are shaped like feet and have thin, flat soles. One is a great idea, the other isn't - where…

If your toes hurt in boots, it's usually because your toes don't have enough room to move naturally. Whatever…

Premium boots use multiple types of leather within the same boot. A bootmaker may choose one leather for flex…

Finding comfortable boots for leg length discrepancy isn't always easy. Most boots are built as identical pai…

If you want to understand the Monkey Boot, you have to look at Czechoslovakia in the late 1940s and early 50s…

A wide toe box and an anatomical toe box are two very different things. A wide toe box simply gives your fore…

Goodyear welted boots are, by definition, factory-made products. The method was literally invented to speed u…

Chrome tan leather and vegetable tanned leather are made from the same raw material, animal hides, but they a…

Drying wet boots is not something that should be rushed. If there's one thing to remember, it's this: dry you…

A boot last is a foot-shaped form used by bootmakers to create the shape, fit, and structure of a boot. Every…

The boots we wear today have one common thread. Whether you are on a bike, walking back alleys of a city, or …

I moved to Thailand in 2013. It didn't take long to get my first bike. Out here, a bike isn't a weekend toy. …

Toe socks help your feet function at their best while you tackle the world. Think of them as gloves for your …

Before Naang Boots was even a blip on your digital radar, Allan and I were already in the trenches of high-en…