Japanese high-fashion designer Junya Watanabe, who is well known for his intellectual approach at reinventing classics, has released a second volley to his MAN Fall/Winter lineup. Coming through with an expected focus on the understated, sophisticated and functional, some of the outerwear pieces are especially worth noting — like the taffeta quilted long parka, for […]
Cue up “Quiet Storms” on iTunes and kick up your feet in a pair of Mobb Deep‘s official Timberland boots. The level 61 6″ classics have a brown level upper and the expected trademark Timberland rubber outsole, as well as rope laces through metal eyelets and green nubuck ankle collar. An appropriate paring considering that Timberland has […]
Atelier Heisting, French footwear masters since 1934, have put out a full line of men’s shoes and boots purposed for the warmer months. Ranging from the suede moccasin to Italian leather oxfords and boots, notable accents throughout the line include Norwegian reverse-welted stitching and variations of a rubber-ripple sole. Shop the full line here, starting from about $260 […]
Well it’s that time of year again when we recap what we think were the best footwear offerings of 2013 — be they boots, slippers, high-tops, low-tops, sandals, whatever (OK, clearly no sandals). Like many of y’all out there, we have a soft spot in our decrepit hearts for sneakers, and shoes of all sorts, […]
These beautifully crafted boots are manufactured Swiss label Bally to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s legendary climb of Mount Everest back in 1953. Interestingly the boots are not modeled after the shoes that Hillary wore, but rather are replicas of the ones worn by Hillary’s main Sherpa, a Nepalese man named Tenzing […]
Above:CAT Colorado Super Boots, birth year: 1991. The steel-toed workwear boots feature genuine Goodyear welt construction that provid strength and durability, reinforced by the durable rubber outsole. Uppers made of tumbled full grain leather are finished with metal eyes for a lace up closure as tight or loose as you want them. Around the padded collar can […]
The Gris Moc Mid-Folk silhouette from Japanese brand visvim comes flying out of their Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. Finished in all natural cowhide on the upper, with a Vibram Gumlite outsole, the mock-mocassion shoe is a must have for visvim fans. To boot it comes in a color for everyone, beginning with your basic black and […]
Japanese super mind Junya Watanabe has teamed his MAN line from Commes Des Garcons with English shoe maker Trickers to present a piece from their ongoing collabo: the Super Boot. The superpowers involved have created a Super Boot designed with a classic brogue upper, its bright green treatment a nice compliment to the black laces […]