Hoo boy…I’m ready to be done with winter. These sunsets before 6 o’clock are really getting to me.
On the bright side, there’s lots of cool new releases to talk about in our roundup this week, including more of that stunning Dark Oak Roughout leather at Grant Stone, a second chance at some limited-edition John Lofgren Combat Boots, a trio of new monkey boots from Unmarked, and much, much more.
If you’re catching up on new releases, you can find more of our roundups here.
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Grant Stone Edward in Dark Oak Roughout: $360
Hot on the heels of their recent chelsea release in this oily, waxy leather from C.F. Stead, Grant Stone is back this week with some more Dark Oak makeups. This time around, they’ve got this leather on the handsome Edward boot—built as usual on the Leo last—with a 360 storm welt and GS’s proprietary commando soles.
Grant Stone Plain Toe Blucher in Dark Oak Roughout: $340
Grant Stone’s PTB is also in on the Dark Oak action. It, too, is made on the Leo last, with a 360 storm welt and some hefty double-leather soles.
Unmarked Archie Monkey Boot in Black Pull-Up: $370
A nifty new trio of Unmarked’s Archie boots dropped in their store this week. All three models are built with a 360 flat welt and some repro’d Biltrite neoprene soles. There’s three kinds of glazed pull-up colors to choose from, including black…
Unmarked Archie Monkey Boot in Tobacco Pull-Up: $370
…tobacco brown…
Unmarked Archie Monkey Boot in Red Horse Pull-Up: $370
…and this lovely shade of red.
Viberg Service Boot in Sweet Potato Veg Suede: $780
This week’s service boot drop from Viberg is an earthy shade of C.F. Stead’s Eco Veg Suede known as Sweet Potato. This pair comes made on the 2030 last with a stitchdown construction and Dainite soles. Yummy!
Viberg Hiker in Olive Chromepak: $810
Chromepak is BACK. This burly, heavy-duty, not-fucking-around leather from Horween is used to make two new iterations of this Viberg hiking boot. These pairs are built on the 9220 last with a layer of Thinsulate for added warmth, and sit atop a stitchdown construction with some Goodyear commando soles. You have your choice of this handsome Olive color…
Vibram Hiker in Oak Chromepak: $810
…or a mellow brown shade, Oak.
John Lofgren Combat Boot in Shinki Tea Core Black Horsebutt: $1130
For those of you who missed out on your size of these limited-edition Combat Boots from John Lofgren, Standard & Strange is getting their own run of them this week. This patina-ready pair is made in tea core black horsebutt from Shinki Hikaku, and is built on JL’s 120 last with a 360 storm welt and some Vibram V-bar soles.
Wesco x The Shop Vancouver “N.H.” Service Boot: ~$827 (Pre-Order)
The Shop Vancouver has just pulled up with a couple new pre-order options from Wesco. Both of these models are made with some beautiful veg tan natural horsehide from Maryam. This lace-to-toe boot comes in an 8 inch height with a comfy Vibram wedge sole.
Wesco x The Shop Vancouver “N.H.” Short Stack Boss Engineer: ~$827 (Pre-Order)
Also up for pre-order is another short stack Boss boot, a favorite at The Shop. This boot also stands at 8 inches tall on a pair of Vibram wedge soles. The books will only be open for these two models for a couple weeks, so don’t wait around.
Meermin’s Customized MTO Is Back
Meermin is once again offering the chance to create your own unique pair of boots without any MTO upcharge. You can choose from a whole array of their models, and a large catalog of leather options (yes, shell cordovan included). Ends Sunday!