Founded in 1931 by Edwin Viberg to create the longest lasting boot for Great Depression Era farm and prairie workers, Viberg continues to make the highest quality boots for those that demand the most out of their footwear, namely Pacific Northwest firefighters and loggers. The company has always been run by bootmakers, which continues today with Edwin's grandson, Brett. With such passion at the helm, sacrificing quality to make a more affordable product is simply not an option. They've always used the strongest construction methods like naildown, stitchdown, and channeled insole Goodyear welting, as well as the best leather materials when other firms switch to plastic. More recently, the firm has shown impressive stylistic versatility by offering dressier silhouettes of their classic products as well as entirely new dress models, made to the same high standards as their industrial footwear.