Model Archive – Oak Street Bootmakers

A quite young American brand established in 2010, the mission is to preserve handmade shoes industry in the US. Selling points are durability and handcrafting. And its handcrafting means the upper is stitched by hand, that is very rare.

George Vlagos, the founder actually is an Italian descendent, and his father is an Italian shoemaking making a living in the US.

The average price is 500 USD, considering the hand stitched upper, the price is justified very well.

Let us have a review of its line up.

Beefroll Penny Loafer
Bit Loafer
Camp Boot
Campus Chukka
Cap Toe Trench Boot
Field Boot
Lakeshore Boot
Plain Toe Blucher
Storm Boot
Summit Boot
Tassel Loafer
Trench Boot
Trench Chukka
Trench Oxford(这名字起的我真看不懂)
Wingtip

Remark

American shoe brands express the aesthetical inclination very clearly, either the workboot or loafer, two extremes in the dress shoe world, but hey, they never say they are dress shoes!