L.L. Bean wants to kick off the fall season without one chronic headache: shortages of its iconic "duck boot." The Maine-based retailer is expanding production to keep up with demand for its ...

American leather artisan Weston Kay appears in a YouTube video with more than half a million views, staring at the RM Williams leather boot he has just butchered. He's not impressed. "This boot is ...

This recently has been updated to make it free for readers. Americans have long accepted, even come to expect, that products in their everyday lives are made overseas. But some of that manufacturing ...

Billionaires Nicola and Andrew Forrest have spent $8m on expanding R.M. Williams’ women’s boots line and elevated women into leadership roles at the iconic firm. The new line will create 70 new jobs, ...

Fritz Seidel is well aware his company operates within one of Milwaukee's old line industries − which largely began disappearing around 30 years ago. But Seidel Tanning Corp. isn't just a survivor.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BRUNSWICK — Beth Toothaker worked seasonally at L.L. Bean for several years ...

Knee-high, lace-up boots – always worn with a pair of dark gray jodhpur-style breeches with red piping – are practically synonymous with Rhode Island state troopers. "What’s the story?" one What and ...

The United States relies on South Africa for around 70% of its ostrich leather, used mainly in cowboy boots and western wear, ...