Comments on: Do you know of any really good American-made mens slippers?

Question: Do you know of any really good American-made mens slippers?

GuppieXX — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:47:18 -0800

Do you know of any really good American-made mens slippers?

By: ellF

ellF — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:52:30 -0800

LL Bean's slippers are fantastic. I've owned two pairs, and love them.

By: ellF

ellF — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:54:40 -0800

To follow up on that link, it appears that only some of LL Bean's line is made in the USA; the full set of sourcing information is available here.

By: Scientist

Scientist — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:01:57 -0800

I was gonna come in and say LL Bean too. I love mine.

By: GuppieXX

GuppieXX — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:05:46 -0800

I am a huge fan of my LL Bean moccasins as well, but I'm looking for new slippers for my father - he has been on a big "Made in America" kick recently, and I want to keep with that for his sake.

By: enn

enn — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:11:39 -0800

I don't believe any of LL Bean's slippers are still made in the US.

Townview Leather makes various types of moccasins (very similar to the LL Bean products) in Maine—they are very reasonably priced for US-made products and I have heard good things about the quality although I have not bought any myself. They have leather-lined and polyester-fleece-lined versions. If you want a shearling slipper, there are a number of small companies online that make these in the US; here's one.

By: Frowner

Frowner — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:12:56 -0800

Allen Edmonds makes slippers, but their website has pretty limited sizes.

Oh, wait, you should go with Townview, made in Maine. Actually, you could google up "moccasins made in Maine" and a lot of those small makers do slippers. I feel like I read a good review of Townview on some men's style blog or other, though.

By: Frowner

Frowner — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:13:20 -0800

Oooh, enn beat me.

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:14:44 -0800

I have a pair of Acorn slippers, based in Lewiston, Maine. Not only are they warm and comfy, but eco-friendly too. And astronauts wear their slipper socks. That's good enough for me!

By: interplanetjanet

interplanetjanet — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:42:14 -0800

The Acorn slippers I am wearing right now are nice, but they say made in China on the bottom.

By: These Premises Are Alarmed

These Premises Are Alarmed — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:49:15 -0800

Maybe these moccasins? Not strictly slippers (but call, they might make some!) but personally any lining makes my feet too hot.

By: popculture

popculture — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:49:19 -0800

Minnetonka slippers are made in the US and on par with L.L.Bean in terms of quality.

By: These Premises Are Alarmed

These Premises Are Alarmed — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:52:55 -0800

popculture - are you sure the Minnetonkas are made in the USA? What I see on their website doesn't report origin; Duluth Pack says they are made in the DR.

By: burlsube

burlsube — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:53:26 -0800

You might want to check out Quoddy shoes.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:30:53 -0800

Minnetonka are not made in the US, check the site.

By: drlith

drlith — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:38:55 -0800

Minnetonkas are no longer made in the USA, unfortunately.

Here are some options:
Sundance Leather
Shepherd's Flock (bonus anti-teapartism!)
Leather Works (only certain models)
Footskins

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:33:15 -0800

There are some American-made leather slippers on etsy, for example these. I don't have any personal experience with them -- they're the first ones that came up when I looked -- so I can't speak to the quality.

By: Shoggoth

Shoggoth — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:39:53 -0800

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:25:07 -0800

The Acorn slippers I am wearing right now are nice, but they say made in China on the bottom.

I turned my over, and indeed, they say made in China. I was looking for a tag on the inside. So sorry, my bad! I got swayed by astronauts.

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:25:38 -0800

*mine*

By: evilmomlady

evilmomlady — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:14:38 -0800

I own a pair of (women's) slippers from Sundance Leather (mentioned by drlith). They are great.