ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
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WHAT WE MAKE
Men's heritage chelsea boots and welted derbies. In oxblood, cognac, sand suede, and black calf. That is the catalog. We do not make sneakers. We do not make a women's line. We do not chase fashion drops.
HOW WE MAKE THEM
Welted construction. The leather welt strip holds the upper to the sole, stitched in a continuous lockstitch row. The sole can be replaced when the upper still has life left.
Leather upper, leather lining. Calf, suede, or waxed leather depending on the boot. We do not line our boots in synthetic.
Solid brass hardware on every laced pair. Eyelets and speed-hooks patina with wear, they do not flake.
WHAT WE DO NOT DO
We do not pretend to be a $700 English bootmaker. There is no royal warrant. There is no founding year carved into the leather. There is no Italian tannery in the family for 140 years.
We are a small American cobbler making proper boots at a fair price. The leather is real. The construction is welted. The fit is honest. That is the brand.
HONEST MATERIALS · Y&S COBBLERS · HONEST WORK
FULL-GRAIN, NOT CORRECTED
The grain pattern is the natural surface of the hide — small bumps, faint scars, follicle pores. We do not sand it smooth. We do not emboss a uniform pattern over a corrected finish. The leather is what it is, and that is what makes a boot age into a pair you keep.