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High-quality footwear enthusiasts unite. Please feel free to discuss anything related to high-quality footwear, ask questions, learn and have fun. Goodyear Welted, blake stitched, stitchdown constructed shoes take precedent, but lets not be too hard and fast when something unique pops up :)

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High-quality footwear enthusiasts unite. Please feel free to discuss anything related to high-quality footwear, ask questions, learn and have fun. Goodyear Welted, blake stitched, stitchdown constructed shoes take precedent, but lets not be too hard and fast when something unique pops up :)

High-quality footwear enthusiasts unite. Please feel free to discuss anything related to high-quality footwear, ask questions, learn and have fun. Goodyear Welted, blake stitched, stitchdown constructed shoes take precedent, but lets not be too hard and fast when something unique pops up :)

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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These are my absolute pride and joy, some #boots by Spanish brand #Sendra (pixey.org)	1	Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱	5	Thu Mar 5, 2026 6:45 pm »
Some much needed #maintenance on out #leather #shoes and #boots today (pixey.org)	3	Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱	8	Thu Mar 5, 2026 3:36 pm »
Any experiences with Craft & Glory Hiking Boots? (www.craftnglory.com)	0	toothpaste_ostrich	1	Fri Aug 8, 2025 3:48 am »
Time to show off some more #Goodyearwelt shoes. It'd be nice if the #Fediverse could have a more active #boots community, as #Reddit had. (mastodon.nl)	0	Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱	2	Fri Apr 11, 2025 10:58 pm »
My new-to-me #Meindl Perfekt #hiking boots. Changed laces after I saw the pretty examples here: https://www.magazin-zuerich.ch/vollleder-wanderschuhe-von-meindl (The red-laced ones are Super Perfekt (mastodon.nl)	0	Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱	1	Sun Mar 9, 2025 12:30 am »
Any recommendations for European GYW hiking boots?	0	toothpaste_ostrich	1	Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:33 pm »
Before and after care	0	feef	1	Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:36 am »