https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 23:29:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-210097 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:07 +0000 lynne 210097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought my first pair of Fryes in 1978. The style still looks current. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209920 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:20:39 +0000 FiestyWife 209920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, that is such a fantastic idea on how to sell your hubby on Frye's. I'm on my way to try it on my history major &amp; buff hubby. There are such brillian women here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209893 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:28:18 +0000 Anonymous 209893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My new Veronica slouch boots are made in Mexico. Ole!</p> <p>But, uh, they have their headquarters in the U.S., right? RIGHT? Please? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209891 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:19:17 +0000 annagybe 209891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Two of my Frye's are made in Mexico, grey ankle boots and knee high brown multi buckle.<br /> My white ones (I think it's the campus style) are made in the USA of USA and imported materials. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209888 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:12:39 +0000 Elly 209888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Docs are currently being made in england in some styles unless they are lying to the public--- they now market them specifically as made in england (the ones that are) and those boots are usually more expensive. Check the website. I love how a lot of Frye production went overseas, yet the boots have jumped in price way more than inflation (must be because they are "trendy" now). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209875 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:48:24 +0000 Lisa 209875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm interesting, I will have to dig out my Frye's and look at them now. This is one reason I like Lucky jeans, they say they are made in the USA. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209815 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:22:35 +0000 April 209815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. The header on the page in the magazine is actually: "Made in America." The giant photo shows the Campus boot, however, so I guess it's not actually false, but it is slightly misleading. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209802 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:52:23 +0000 Laura 209802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, like a lot of Fryes, both pairs I have are made in Mexico. Sparky, I wish that info from 2003 was still true but I doubt it. Not sure about Zappos info either, but maybe that's accurate. </p> <p>I actually called Frye about a year ago to ask before ordering a pair. I got upset after a local shoe store sold me their last pair of boys' Doc Martens that were Made in England. Doc Martens closed their factory and sent over a thousand jobs to China so whatever all of us have bought recently are no longer English boots. Anyway, at that point I was on a mission. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209799 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:35 +0000 Sparky 209799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I figured, as with so many other companies, Fryes are mostly manufactured abroad. I started poking around online, and found this:</p> <p>From someone's blog (clearly dated info):<br /> "Campus, Engineer, and Harness boots are made here in the USA in Arkansas. (per fryeboots.com cust serv email 8-12-03)"</p> <p>And from Zappos, in a FAQ section on Fryes:<br /> "Which Frye Boots styles are made in the USA?<br /> Frye styles from the Capmus, Harness, Cavalry, Roper, Engineer and Logger collections are all made in the USA." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209777 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:29 +0000 Beth 209777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, my Fryes were made in Mexico as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209766 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:49:39 +0000 annagybe 209766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think at least one of my Frye's is made in Mexico. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209762 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:17 +0000 April 209762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The article says they make boots in Arkansas and Pennsylvania. Maybe the unwritten end of that sentence is actually "...even though 90% of their wares are now made in China." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209761 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:16 +0000 Anonymous 209761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THEY'RE NOT??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209757 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:22 +0000 Laura 209757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wish the boots were still made in the USA ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209751 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:36:04 +0000 Anonymous 209751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was my guess, too!</p> <p>I read that Teddy Roosevelt wore Frye boots, which I used as a persuading tidbit when explaining to my husband that I wanted a pair of Frye boots for an anniversary present. He's very into history, politics and the stimulation of the American economy, so it was perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209737 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:11:11 +0000 Sparky 209737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woot! That was going to be my answer when I saw the thread subject line. Cool to know! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/guess-who-is-the-usas-oldest-continuously-operating-shoe-company#post-209735 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:10:09 +0000 April 209735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Frye Company!</p> <p>The October issue of Country Living notes that Frye started in 1863. During America's Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers wore Fryes. Eighty years later, Frye outfitted WWII service members. Sixty years after that (2005), Urban Outfitters started carrying them and they became hip to a whole new generation.</p> <p>History lesson for the day -- and yes, this information will be on the final exam... </p>