We Tracked Down Vietnam’s Best Bootmaker

Thanks to AKITO BOOTS for letting us visit, check him out: https://akitoshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/akito.boots/ And thanks to @stitchdown for this article https://www.stitchdown.com/brands/akito-boots/akito-boots-vietnam-trung-le-interview/ In the city formerly known as Saigon, Trung Le has built his expertise as the city's only hand welter: one dedicated to preserving and promoting the old fashioned way of making boots. And we're talking "16th century old fashioned": the Goodyear welt machine was invented in the 1860s to replace the centuries-old hand welt process, but certain dedicated bootmakers continue to use the painstaking old ways because of the superior durability, sure, but also to forge a stronger bond between craftsman, boot, and customer. That could be you! You should buy some of his boots! Or at least watch the video. Have you watched it yet?