Red Wing Shoes Amsterdam teamed up with Barrett Alley from Texas, USA and co-created a limited series of bracelets made from vintage Japanese hemp cloth. The original piece of fabric dates back to the early 1900s and was produced on a narrow loom, considering the fabric measured 30cm in width. The cloth originally functioned as a
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In 1939, a monument similar to Mount Rushmore was requested in order to immortalize on sacred ground the Oglala Lakota war hero, Crazy Horse, and to celebrate the Indian Nation. In 1948, a small group of craftsmen took over the monumental task of sculpting the mountain into a man. “Crazy Horse” documents the devotion they
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Posted September 20, 2011
Redwing presents their Summer range for 2011 entitled Wabasha, named after the town in Minnesota that lies 30 miles downstream of Red Wing. Use of the Mississippi rivers was essential for Red Wing’s to service the upper Midwest merchants in the early days and this rugged collection pays tribute to the skilled men that transported
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