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Brand profile
Yuketen
Yuki Matsuda's Los Angeles label handcrafting Americana moccasins, Maine Guide boots and heritage leather footwear since 1989.
Los AngelesOrigin
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Yuketen
Hand-sewn moccasin construction, not lookalikes
Genuine moccasin construction and Goodyear welting are done in small factories in Maine, Mexico and Europe, with a single pair taking up to 120 hours.
1930s and 40s American archetypes
The line reworks pre-war outdoor and workwear shapes: Maine Guide boots, camp mocs, derbies and sandals, built on Horween leathers and Vibram soles.
A Japanese designer's read on Americana
Osaka-born Yuki Matsuda founded it in 1989 after moving to the US, and still runs it independently from Los Angeles alongside Monitaly under his Meg Company.
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Brand facts
Yuketen is a handcrafted footwear label founded in 1989 by Osaka-born designer Yuki Matsuda, who moved to the United States in 1985 and built it under his Los Angeles-based Meg Company umbrella alongside Monitaly. The brand reinterprets 1930s and 1940s American outdoor and workwear archetypes — moccasins, Maine Guide boots, camp mocs, Goodyear-welted derbies and sandals — using Horween leathers, Vibram soles and genuine moccasin construction. Production runs through small factories in Maine, Mexico and Europe, with single pairs taking up to 120 hours. It remains independent, selling direct and through specialist stockists.
- Founded
- 1989
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Price
- $$$$
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Gorpcore / Outdoor
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