Blogs

Fifty days in the first 3450 Maryam Horsebutt Engineer Boots sample. How the leather moves against the standard tea-core, the colour it turns off-angle, the first creases at toe, shaft...

One year in the Brake House 2690 engineer boot in burgundy: a colour almost nobody picks, a year of riding through Seoul on an Interceptor 650, the marks it earned,...

Two days at Leathers Day in Tokyo: the booths that stood out, from Allevole and White's Boots to Double Helix, and Real Simons among the Japanese names.

How the Amarillo belt came out of a purely personal want, and a first look at the samples for the renewed Garrison Tea-core belt.

A new engineer boot last, and an introduction to the Guangzhou workshop and the partner who builds every pair we sell.

Back from Guangzhou with the 3450 Horsebutt spec settled: Maryam horsebutt, a VIBRAM and Cat's Paw sole, and brass hardware targeted for launch.

The first 3450 sample built in Maryam horsebutt: why the leather decides as much as the last, an unstructured toe, a Cat's Paw heel, and where we take it from...

One year of hard daily wear in the Brake House 3530 engineer boot: how the tea-core leather scuffed and aged, how the Goodyear welt handled mud and rinsing, and why...

Zipper pullers and the hidden pocket, the curves of the D-pocket, sleeve stitching and taper, and a tone-on-tone lining. The final details we refined with Real Simons to get as...

How the jacket moved on from the name La-brea to become the Archetype. The story of rebuilding the 1930s Leather Togs D-pocket original with Real Simons, told through the lining,...

One year of riding and daily wear in the Brake House 3450 engineer boot: how it broke in, how the full-grain leather and Vibram sole aged, and why it is...

Inside Qingyang's workshop: how a Brake House studded belt is made by hand, the hunt for pre-1992 Czech jewels, and the story behind the Diamond, Rodeo, and Montgomery.