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This archival blog, covering the years before, during, and after my owning Stompers Boots is a big salute and...
THANK YOU
to all the inside boot crew staff and the outside family of friends who made this journey some of the best years of my life!
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New York City Stompers
"For Leathermen in New York City in the late 70s/early 80s, Stompers was a place to be. This tiny West Village boot store expanded to include an art gallery where Tom of Finland, Etienne, Rex, Bastille, Brick, Domino and many other Leather-oreinted artists were shown. Louis Weingarden created in Stompers a wonderful world that could have been Sandmutopia's general store. The rich aroma of new boots, the work of the world's best Leather artists, and an odds-and-ends assortment of used toys -- whips, restraints, hoods, etc. -- created a unique atmosphere in which to sit back with a cigar and the discuss the plight and wonders of the world. We miss it." (Published February 1988 -- Drummer issue #113)
"For Leathermen in New York City in the late 70s/early 80s, Stompers was a place to be. This tiny West Village boot store expanded to include an art gallery where Tom of Finland, Etienne, Rex, Bastille, Brick, Domino and many other Leather-oreinted artists were shown. Louis Weingarden created in Stompers a wonderful world that could have been Sandmutopia's general store. The rich aroma of new boots, the work of the world's best Leather artists, and an odds-and-ends assortment of used toys -- whips, restraints, hoods, etc. -- created a unique atmosphere in which to sit back with a cigar and the discuss the plight and wonders of the world. We miss it." (Published February 1988 -- Drummer issue #113)
Mike McNamee, the web team and this website have absolutely no connection to the current ownership of Stompers Boots.
Stompers Archives: 1978‑2011
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