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Blundstone Dress Boots
Price: $225
From: blundstone.com
Like Blundstone’s iconic Original 500 boots, the new style has elastic side panels, premium leather uppers, and durable, slip-resistant outsole. They have light midsole cushioning for comfort and padding underneath the heel.
Dr. Martens x The North Face Purple Labe 9 Tie Boots
Price: ~$328
From: nanamica.com
The 9 Tie Boots are inspired by vintage outdoor and work boots of the ’90s and feature a lace-to-toe hi-top design rendered in a mashup of suede, nubuck and full-grain pebbled leather with a waterproof lining and include Dr. Marten’s signature Goodyear-welted AirWare soles.
Feit Metal Unlined Hiker
Price: $950
From: standardandstrange.com
The Metal Unlined Hiker is made by hand by a single craftsperson and features a single-piece brown suede upper with natural edging. The style is inspired by alpine hiking boots and features Goodyear construction with brass built into the welt of each boot for protection and stability.
Filson Grouse Bottomland Boots
Price: $395
From: filson.com
Washington heritage outfitter Filson and Oregon-based bootmaker Danner teamed up to produce the ultimate fall boots. The Grouse Bottomland boots are lined with Gore-Tex and feature oil Tin Cloth with Mossy Oak Bottomland camouflage.
Lined with padded leather, the Jaques may turn into one of the most comfortable and versatile boots in your closet. With a pull tab for easy access, leather footbed and rubber outsole, the Jacques is dependable, but you can also dress them up thanks to the rich cognac and black pebble leather options. You can cop the Jaques for 25 percent off right now with the code JACQUESGP25. Learn More: Here
Filson Rangeland Boots
Price: $348
From: filson.com
The field-ready Rangeland Boot mixes oiled smooth grain leather with Filson’s legendary tin cloth in a taller profile that still keeps you light on your feet.
John Lofgren Moc-Toe Boots
Price: $820
From: standardandstrange.com
While Lofgren’s quintessential engineer boots are still the cornerstone of his collection, but his Moc-Toe boots may be more familiar. They were developed from the last up and feature a Horween Whiskey Cavalier leather upper, brass Japanese eyelets and a Vibram wedge sole.
Nicks Handmade Boots Urban Logger Boots
Price: $485
From: nicksboots.com
The Urban Logger has all the features of a serious work boot in a city-friendly silhouette. The style utilizes a 5.6-ounce brown Horween waxed leather upper and has a 6-inch height that’s appropriate for daily wear.
R.M. Williams Yard Boot 365
Price: $345
From: rmwilliams.com
These boots mark R.M. Williams’ first-ever collaboration and they’ve tapped decorated designer Marc Newson, who’s worked with Apple and Louis Vuitton, for the project. The Yard Boot 365 features the shorter shaft of the Gardener Boot with a wholecut leather upper fixed to a unique wraparound elastic gusset, full leather lining, Poron padding and a chunky, yet sleek rubber outsole.
Red Wing Heritage Billy Boot
Price: $330+
From: ebay.com
The Billy Boot from Red Wing Heritage just got reincarnated nearly a century after its introduction. Named after Bill Sweasy, the son of Red Wing’s then-owner, the boot was originally designed for boys and came with a knife pocket as well as an accompanying jack-knife.
Red Wing Heritage Climber Boots
Price: $350
From: panchoandlefty.se
The new Climber boot was inspired by a pair of 8-inch 919 boots made in 1977, designed for workers servicing high power lines. It features a tall 8-inch shaft with speed hooks, full-grain black leather from the S.B. Foot Tanning Company, Goodyear welt construction and a vintage-appropriate green sole.
Red Wing Heritage Sawmill Boots
Price: $340
From: backcountry.com
The Sawmill boot — Style 2936 — features a friendly 6-inch shaft, stitched moc-toe and hiking eyelets and hooks. Like Red Wing’s other styles, the boot is made using Goodyear welt construction, so it can be rebuilt, and it utilizes leather from the brand’s S.B Foot Tanning Company — Briar Oil Slick leather and Olive Mohave suede.
Russell Moccasin Co. Wyman Boots
Price: $578
From: russellmoccasin.com
The Wyman Boot — based on the Mountain climber style — is made from red maple oil tan leather and features a 15-inch shaft, double-vamp construction, treated oak leather midsoles with turkey wedges and Vibram Sierra soles. The boot also has a Poron slip sole for extra cushion and a turtleskin slip sole to prevent thorn punctures.
Taylor Stitch Ranch Boot Low
Price: $298
From: taylorstitch.com
A nod to the Red Wing Romeo boot, this pull-on style has the same silhouette as the Taylor Stitch Ranch Boot without the tall shaft. Made by hand in Leon, Mexico, the style features 4-ounce Whiskey Eagle leather, Goodyear welt construction, Vibram soles and pigskin linings.
Tecovas Billy Boots
Price: $395
From: tecovas.com
The Billy Boot from Tecovas features a single-piece African python vamp (made from a larger, mature snake) and a calfskin shaft. It utilizes Goodyear welt construction (so they can be rebuilt), and includes soft bovine-leather linings, comfort insoles, leather midsoles and hand-stitched cording.
Tecovas Roy Boots
Price: $235
From: tecovas.com
Available in Bourbon calf leather and waterproof Honey suede, the style features a traditional Western toe and a shorter, slimmer shaft. The addition of a zipper along the inside ankle allows for the easy-on silhouette to be worn with slim or tapered jeans.
Viberg 245 Oxford
Price: $630
From: viberg.com
Viberg’s letting you buy the beloved lace-to-toe oxford style with their 245 Oxford. It features a buttery roughout suede upper attached with Viberg’s telltale stitchdown construction to a chunkier-than-thou Vibram 2021 outsole.
Viberg Chelsea Sneaker
Price: $470
From: viberg.com
The Chelsea Sneaker has a wholecut Italian suede upper with gray elastic side panels and a leather lining. It features a Vibram Fuga sole and a foam footbed for comfort.
Viberg Pachena Bay Boots
Price: $720
From: viberg.com
Viberg’a Pachena Bay boot has heritage-quality details like Goodyear welt construction, padded collars, D-ring lacing system, and a durable Vibram Morflex sole. Notably it has an upper made from Hyperlapse, a futuristic leather that bonds cowhide with ultra-strong Dyneema fibers to create a material that’s both extremely thin, yet unbelievably strong.
Wesco Van Cleef III Engineer Boot
Price: $775
From: standardandstrange.com
The Wesco Van Cleef III Engineer Boot, based on a style from the ’30s, is made with undyed vegetable-tanned leather. This natural Horween Essex leather will develop a unique patina, darkening with exposure to UV light and absorbing oils and dirt.
White’s Main Street Boots
Price: $360
From: whitesboots.com
Unlike White’s work boots which utilize hand-sewn stitchdown construction, these are Goodyear welted, so they’re relatively affordable. Unlike other sub-$400 boots, these have solid leather insoles, midsoles, shanks and heel counters (the 10 iron leather shank also requires noticeably more handwork to add).
Wolverine BLVD Collection
Price: $199
From: wolverine.com
The BLVD collection is a quartet of boots produced in Leon, Mexico and ranges from cap toe to cowboy boot, each built with full-grain leathers, sheepskin lining, rubber lugged soles and Goodyear welted construction.
Wolverine x Sword & Plough 1000 Mile Boots
Price: $385
From: wolverine.com
In collaboration with Sword & Plough, a veteran-owned company focused on making bags from repurposed military fabrics, Wolverine launched a special edition of their lauded 1000 Mile Boots. The military influences go the extra mile and the collaborative boots feature a custom roughout leather upper and a speed hook lacing system all fixed to a Vibram Pittsburgh sole.
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