Yards Blog

What sets norda™ apart is its innovative use of Dyneema®, known as the world’s strongest fibre. Pound for pound, it's 15x stronger than steel - yet lighter than most fabrics. From brutal mountain trails to city streets, norda™ shoes are made to take a beating and keep going. 

There are few shoes with a legacy as rich as the Clarks Wallabee. From Kingston to New York, Manchester to Tokyo, the Clarks Originals Wallabee has found fans in every corner of the globe. The Wallabee isn’t just footwear - it’s a symbol.

For those who crave performance-driven footwear with unparalleled comfort, the latest HOKA delivery at Yards is here to exceed expectations. Renowned for their innovation in running and outdoor footwear, HOKA continues to push the boundaries with their unique designs and...

Whether you’re navigating the urban jungle or exploring the great outdoors, Hoka’s footwear is designed to support and elevate your journey.

Red Wing stands as a testament to unrivalled quality and unyielding durability when it comes to men's boots. Whether you seek a classic work boot or a casual chukka style, Red Wing offers an extraordinary range of options.

The partnership between these two brands, with a timeless and familiar aesthetic, sees two not so distant worlds collide.

Bringing something different and fresh to iconic styles is a tightrope Clarks Originals walk with ease. Their latest release pairs them up with the outerwear kings from GORE-TEX.

Mizuno have been on a futuristic streak, taking models and silhouettes from their over one-hundred-year-old archive, and fusing these with the forward-thinking technology that has become synonymous with Japanese sportswear.

Over in Korea, EPT wants to build on the skate ethos by experimenting with independent design and cushioning techniques. The brand builds on the fusion of sneaker culture and skateboarding shoes by presenting a series of simplistic and neutral shoes.

Karhu, founded way back in 1916, pioneered and invented shoe technologies like air cushioning and fulcrum™, both still used in running shoe collections the world over.

Yogi has been making shoes in Portugal since the late 90s, where their original silhouettes were inspired by a style of shoes from the ’50s known as Earth shoes.

Throughout the entire 20th century, Mizuno has been making trainers for a host of different sports: golf, tennis, boxing, running, you name it, and this means the Mizuno archives are full of technology and inspiration for future models.

French heritage brand Paraboot has become a cult icon, uniting an older generation of cobbler-loving connoisseurs from the French Alps with a younger, more fashion-focused clientele.

Saucony have dived into their archives to recreate a cult classic, especially amongst fans of retro runners, for the 40th anniversary of their much-loved Jazz trainer. Probably the most iconic shoe in the brands’ 123-year history, this sophisticated sneaker pays...

Fracap are a family-run brand that came to fruition in 1908 as the brainchild of Antonio Cappello. After making his first pair of boots which he likened to a fine piece of art, he decided to set up a business...

Well, well, well… what’ve we got here? Two of our favourite brands have combined forces to deliver some killer comfort shoes. Celebrating their quarter century of making contemporary staples, YMC have gotten together with Yogi, the unconventional 1970s Earth and...

If you didn’t already know, Karhu are pretty proud of their Finnish heritage and have been translating this into their trainers since their formation. Using their good old Scandinavian sense of simplicity and design, they’ve crafted up two new iterations...

The Yogi x Hikerdelic collaboration is now available here at Yards Store! Mixing both style and substance, the Yogi x Hikerdelic collaboration is a combination of Yogi’s shoemaking know-how with Hikerdelic’s evolving practice of creating pieces that fit into peaks, precincts, and everywhere in-between. The result...

  Brand-new for SS20, we’ve got a range of shoes from Astorflex – one of the most exciting brands around at the minute when it comes to suave-looking suede shoes.   Astorflex: Who are they?   Astorflex is an Italian...

Karhu was born 1916 in a small workshop in down town Helsinki as “AB Sportartiklar Oy” (a bit of a mouthful!) making sports equipment from birch wood for Javelins, skis and discuses all useful stuff! They also did their first...

You know you're onto something when your sportswear brand is named after an animal that is both cute and terrifying. The bear logo is synonymous with the Finnish footwear kings at Karhu but it wasn't always the case. A little-known...