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What breaks first in a boot

What breaks first in a boot

By Bum Society Jun 22, 2026

Most boots don’t wear out where people expect. Usually it isn’t the leather. The first signs tend to appear in the parts constantly under repeated pressure. The sole takes impact. The...

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First generation

First generation

By Bum Society Jun 18, 2026

Not everything needs to be current to be relevant. Time has passed but these boots are still here. There are still some boots left from our first production. Broken size assortments. Just the...

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Time is part of the product

Time is part of the product

By Bum Society May 24, 2026

No two pairs end up exactly the same, even if they started out that way. How they are worn changes the result. That doesn’t happen quickly. It comes from repeated use...

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Why the same T-shirt is never the same

Why the same T-shirt is never the same

By Bum Society May 9, 2026

We get asked this regularly. T-shirts seem to hold a special place in many people's hearts, like it does for us. So how can the same T-shirt, made the same...

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Virgilio

Virgilio

By Bum Society Apr 27, 2026

Work doesn’t just happen on its own. Someone keeps it consistently moving forward. Virgilio has been with us for decades. Long before this version of Bum Society existed and long...

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Why your shoe size doesn’t make sense

Why your shoe size doesn’t make sense

By Bum Society Apr 11, 2026

There is no universal system for shoe sizing.What looks like the same number rarely means the same thing. A size 40 in one brand can feel like a 41 in...

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Construction

Construction

By Bum Society Mar 29, 2026

Most of what determines how a boot behaves is no longer visible once the boot is finished, but that doesn’t make it any less important. What you see is of...

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Porto

Porto

By Bum Society Mar 14, 2026

We’ve been coming here for more than forty years. Not necessarily regularly and not always for the same reasons, but often enough that it stopped feeling like a destination a...

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