Akito Boots

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About

Akito Boots is a Vietnamese boot retailer and repair shop located in Ho Chi Minh City. The shop specializes in Goodyear welt construction boots with channeled insoles, offering both ready-made footwear and repair services. Operating by appointment from a workshop in the Phú Nhuận district, Akito provides boot sales, maintenance, and resoling services alongside educational content about heritage footwear care.

Product range

Akito offers several boot styles including Service Boots, Boondocker Boots, Casual Boots, and Derby models. The shop carries boots constructed using Goodyear welt methods with channeled insoles, a construction technique that allows for resoling and extended footwear lifespan.

Materials

Leather options include Shell Cordovan made from horsebutt, Brown Museum, Black Teacore, Natural Roughout, and Brown Smooth finishes. The teacore leathers develop color patina through wear, with the base color showing through as the top layer ages. Roughout finishes feature the flesh side of the leather facing outward.

The shop also offers rawhide leather boot laces and boot care and maintenance kits as accessories.

Operations

Akito Boots operates by appointment only from Monday through Saturday, 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at its location in the Phú Nhuận district of Ho Chi Minh City. The shop provides shoe repair services separate from its boot retail operations, including resoling and maintenance work.

The business maintains a blog featuring boot reviews covering various makers including White's, Oak Street Bootmakers, Allen Edmonds, Chippewa, and Clinch. The blog provides educational content on boot care, sizing guides, and leather quality assessments.