Alden

Alden makes genuine-welted shoes and boots in Middleborough, Massachusetts, where Charles H Alden founded the company in 1884. It is still a family-run business, which is a rare thing to say about a footwear maker with well over a century behind it.

Everything the company does comes back to one construction method: the genuine welt. That means shoes built to be repaired and worn for years, rather than replaced.

Trunk Clothiers stocks a collection of Alden boots and shoes, so it is a good place to see the range in one go. If you want American-made footwear from a long-standing family firm, Alden is a sensible place to start.