White's

White's makes boots for people who work hard in them. The story starts in 1853, when Edward White set up a solo boot making business in Connecticut, shoeing loggers and soldiers. His son, John, took the craft to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley in 1880, then moved the business to the Pacific Northwest in 1900.

The boots are made with working days in mind, whether that means cutting fire line, climbing electrical poles or bucking logs. Otto White held that it was about the foot and the man above it, and the company still works that way. Custom ordering covers fit needs and style preferences, and White's also rebuilds boots.