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, and are running a roughout now too.


• ALD is making garden clogs. They look cool.


• Chillbies (Reed’s favorites and US made!)


• The Blackstock Ellis/Horsebits


• Fear of God joints


• Fancy Boston’s


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


• Subus (Reed maintains that these are mostly just Thermoballs)


• New Balance 2002R


• Suicokes


• The Nepenthes Suite:
  
  
  
  • Easy Mocs
  
  
  • Troentorp x Needles Clogs
  
  
  • Rhodo Mary Janes
  
  
  
  

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