Dan Michel
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Dan Michel is a writer/editor living in New York. He's a sucker for beards, automatic watches, and a good cup of iced tea. Please reach out to The Manual editorial staff with any questions or comments about Dan’s work.
This Made-to-Order Shoe Brand Wants to Change the Footwear Industry
Adelante Shoe Co prides itself on not only providing handmade, made-to-order leather shoes and boots in just 10 days, but doing so by putting its employees' livelihoods — not profits — first.
How Leather Shoes Are Made in the Old Country
Adelante Shoe Co's Adrian Gomez works in a small workshop on a hill with nothing but a plastic chair and small wooden workbench that’s covered in nails, glue, a worn-down knife, and his 25-year old hammer — the same one his father used.