The December 2023 Issue of Footwear Plus

True Blue: Hue Gotta Believe: The Cool Color is Hot | This Just In: Mary Jane Mania | Hip Hop Hooray! One Fan’s Love Affair with Both | What a Hack: Meet the Man Behind Psudo’s Breakthrough Concept | American Classic: Red Wing Boot Enters Our Style Hall of Fame | Last Shot: Purple Reign

Michael Rich, CEO of Psudo
December 2023

Meet the New Front Man

After decades spent behind the scenes making shoes for other companies, Michael Rich, CEO of Psudo, is at the center of a unique and fast-growing concept.

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December 2023

Red, White, and Loved All Over

What do Ryan Gosling, Harajuku hipsters, and Middle America have in common? An enduring passion for Red Wing’s unpretentious, intrepid, always-in-style 6-inch Classic Moc boot. By Kathy Passero

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December 2023

Sole to Soul

Sean Williams, Obsessive Sneaker Disorder podcast creator and cofounder of SOLEcial Studies CommUNITY Academy, reflects on why Hip Hop and kicks are soulmates.

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Dave Levy, circa age 16, on the cusp of entering into his family’s Connecticut shoe business.
A Note to My Younger Self

One Pair at a Time

Dave Levy, owner of Hawley Lane Shoes, looks back on a rewarding career of changing customers’ lives through the art of fitting them properly.

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