There’s still a shoe company making shoes in Maine, and if this Huffington Post interview is to be believed, they’re getting a holiday shoe order from J. Crew. Quoddy still hand sews their shoes in Perry, Maine. They produce several shoes in the moccasin style. I remember their classic boat shoe being the elite preppy brand of choice back in my hometown (Sperry Topsiders being the mainstream choice — yes, preppy was mainstream where I grew up). Perhaps with all the J. Crew love in the First Family we’ll see a pair in the White House soon. As the N.Y. Times has put on the record, preppy is back, via Japan.