Wolverine
G.A. Krause's Rockford tannery became a bootmaker in 1883, and the welted Horween-leather 1000 Mile line covers the heritage end while job-site boots sit around $150-250.
12 boots tracked · from $93
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Boots like Red Wing Shoes
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12 brands that actually make boots and sit close to Red Wing Shoes on style and price — each with what it does differently.
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Solovair
British take on rugged welted boots, air-cushioned soles
8 boots tracked · from $189
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Trickers
English country brogue boots with the same resole logic
29 boots tracked · from $349
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Danner
Portland's Danner still builds part of its line by hand and will recraft a worn pair, working stitchdown Mountain Lights and Bull Run boots on full-grain leather and Vibram.
12 boots tracked · from $99
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Frye
Founded in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1863, Frye works vegetable-tanned leather into harness and engineer boots, and its Campus style sold 35 percent better in 2024.
11 boots tracked · from $359
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Thorogood
Albert Weinbrenner's 1892 Wisconsin company, employee-owned since 2000, builds the American Heritage moc-toe on a white wedge, the boot most often cross-shopped against Red Wing.
9 boots tracked · from $170
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Timberland
The 6-Inch Premium yellow boot took waterproof work footwear into hip-hop, the same crossover the Moc Toe made, though under VF Corporation ownership since 2011.
4 boots tracked · from $324
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Barbour
British counterpart in wax-and-patina, buy-once goods
3 boots tracked · from $125
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Viberg Boots
Third-generation Canadian bootmaker in Victoria, BC, hand-building Service Boots and welted footwear in premium Horween and shell cordovan leathers.
362 boots tracked · from $667
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Unmarked
Mexican footwear label from León making handcrafted leather boots and shoes that blend traditional shoemaking with contemporary design.
157 boots tracked · from $210
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John Lofgren Bootmaker
Japan-made heritage bootmaker reproducing vintage American military and workwear footwear with Goodyear welting and premium tannery leathers.
117 boots tracked · from $530
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