The Art of the Handsewn and Crafting Blake Boots
We recently wrapped production on two videos that we are proud to add to our family. The first is on the art of crafting genuine handsewn shoes, and the second is a reflection of how Blake boots and...
View ArticleAmerican Made Matters
Helping to educate consumers on the importance of buying USA made goods and helping them to find quality goods made in USA. We met the people behind American Made Matters at the American Field pop-up...
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Introducing American Bison
American Bison is a leather that we've been working with for a couple of years now, however, it is not a traditional type of leather for handsewn shoes so it is still relatively new to us. Each season...
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New for Spring 2013
here is a quick look at some new items we've released for early spring. There will be more to follow plus a Spring lookbook. We fleshed out our belt collection by adding a full line-up of Ready Made...
View ArticleShoe Repair
This is a nice story and beautiful video about the people on the other end of our trade, cobblers.
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Belt snapshots
As requested on Reddit, here are some snapshots of our belts to show more of the details. The belts in this post are our 1.5" wide versions, but our calfskin and shell cordovan belts come in 1.25"...
View ArticleFREE GROUND SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS OVER $99
Announcing free domestic ground shipping on all orders over $99.
View ArticleMichael Rancourt, President, Interview for the Field Daily
The Field is a new catalog and ecommerce outfitter specializing in high end goods for the sporting life. We are happy to be part of this new venture from Josh Powell, the man behind the JL Powell...
View ArticleShort List of USA Shoe Manufacturers
This is a list of companies and brands that own their own factories and manufacture their own products in the USA. The do not contract with factories like ours. If you think someone important is...
View ArticleCrafting shoes since 1964
In 1964, my grandfather, David Rancourt, opted out of joining his father's lucrative logging business in Northern Maine and Canada to learn the handsewn moccasin trade. In the years since, David, my...
View ArticleDue North, Vol. 1 by Kyle Rancourt
Kyle Rancourt will be writing a monthly column in Well Spent's weekly feature spot, Vol. 1 is about the challenges of finding craftspeople to make shoes in Maine. Read it here
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Taylor Stitch Suiting and Beefroll Penny Loafers
Taylor Stitch launched custom men's suiting this past year with a pop-up shop in San Francisco. Next up is a ready made, unstructured denim suit, which pairs perfectly with our beefroll penny loafers....
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New Lactae Hevea soles
One of the results of my trip to France back in January was getting to select some brand new Lactae Hevea soles in person. The Reltex factory tucked away in the hills of Virieu, France produces the...
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Spring 2013 Lookbook
Our Spring 2013 lookbook features the following new women's styles: Tassel Loafers - Taupe Suede, Camp-moc - Navy Suede, Camp-moc - Blood Orange Suede, Pinch Penny Loafers - Brown Chromexcel, Boat Shoe...
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New Summer Collection for Taylor Stitch
Shop our new summer collection for Taylor Stitch here
View ArticleDue North Vol. 2
On the importance of Japanese retailers to US manufacturing companies in the fashion business Read Due North Vol. 2 here
View ArticleNorthernGrade San Francisco
We were fortunate enough to take part in the inaugural NorthernGrade SF on June 1st. The first few hours of the event were great, new customers were there to buy shoes. While traffic slowed a bit in...
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New Locally Grown pop-up shop opens in Des Moines
Our good friend Fred Scott at Locally Grown clothing company in Des Moines, Iowa is opening a made in USA pop-up shop. Lucky you, Des Moines.
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For all you "spectators" out there
The spectator shoe has been around for generations, developed for relaxing in the summer breeze while taking in your favorite sporting event, be it a cricket match, the Kentucky Derby, or a local...
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Due North, Vol. 3 by Kyle Rancourt
Photos Courtesy of NorthernGrade Original content published on Well Spent One could say that the American menswear pop-up market is the #menswear anti-hero. No models, no runways, very few...
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