111 - Mule Talk

On this week’s Blowout… REED’S CORNER IS OFFICIALLY COOKED. Or at least the corner of Birkenstock Boston’s and Able to Buy Whenever. (Spoiler: He blames TikTok.) But because discovery is often generated out of necessity and Bostons are officially Pop Music now, that also means mules are Mainstream™, which has forced — yes, forced — us to investigate some alternative options in the Big Comfort footwear category. And guess what? Alongside oversized everything and a near-extinction event for hard-bottoms, the Mule Market is thriving my guys.

Also: We answer some listener questions from the Discord and probably talk about other things, but don’t worry it’s mostly Mules.

Links:

• 3sixteen has these (3sixteen.com/collections/footwear/products/mul…), and are running a roughout now too.

• ALD is making garden clogs (aimeleondore.com/products/garden-clogs-1). They look cool (instagram.com/p/Cj5P6WIOW7L/?hl=en).

• Chillbies (chillbies.com/products/chillbies?variant=37589…) (Reed’s favorites and US made!)

• The Blackstock Ellis (blackstockandweber.com/products/the-ellis-mule…)/Horsebits (blackstockandweber.com/products/the-mason-mule…)

• Fear of God joints (mrporter.com/en-us/mens/product/fear-of-god/sh…)

• Fancy Boston’s (yuketen.com/ready-to-wear/bostonian-vaqueta-re…)

• Crocs (you can find them give Google Ads a workout I guess)

• Subus (ssense.com/en-us/men/product/subu/ssense-exclu…) (Reed maintains that these are mostly just Thermoballs)

• New Balance 2002R (sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/55949/new-balanc…)

• Suicokes (suicoke.com/collections/fall-winter-2022/produ…)

• The Nepenthes Suite:

• Easy Mocs (nepenthesny.com/collections/shoes/products/eg-…)

• Troentorp x Needles Clogs (nepenthesny.com/collections/shoes/products/mon…)

• Rhodo Mary Janes (nepenthesny.com/collections/shoes/products/rho…)

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