The boots are absolutely overflowing this week—we crossed the hallowed 20-release mark and then just kept on going—so we won’t slow you down with a preamble. You’ll find our new collab with White’s, a whole new boot from Brandle, two makeups from Division Road and Tricker’s, the first U.S. release from Arch Support Project, and loads more, in this weeks: Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week!
Check out our previous roundups here.
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Stitchdown x White’s “Pickett” Boot in Waxed Flesh and Black CXL Horsehide: $800+ (Pre-order)
Alright, it’s finally time for us to level with you… I think we may have just done something good. FINALLY! The new “Pickett” (thanks White’s!) is a Western inspired boot “without going full ‘I own multiple horses'”, and yes, it comes with an optional toe-bug. The toe is unstructured for maximum collapse, and it’s built with a single row of White’s hand-sewn stitchdown construction—that’ll hold everything together until long after the Horween waxed flesh is showing it’s nap and the black teacore horsehide is showing it’s brown core. White’s 5050 last—that’s half MP and half 55—gives you the best of both worlds: a dressier toe profile and a plenty of that PNW arch support. What more can you ask of a boot than this?
Brandle 1964 Boot in Gallun Black Calf: $995 (Made to Order)
Brandle, the dressier and more refined sister brand to Nicks, just gained its second model: the 1964. Intended to “re-imagine” the classic Pacific Northwest silhouette, the 1964 shared a similarly patterned upper with Nick’s work and firefighting boots, though with the proportions adjusted to fit a slimmer almond toed last. The outsoles are JR leather and finished with brass nails arrayed in neat triangles, and the uppers are available in three leathers: Double Stuff from Wickett & Craig, calfskin from Gallun, and Horween Shell Cordovan. (Black Gallun Clad is shown above.)
Division Road x Tricker’s Low Logger in Color 8 CXL: $725
The Low Logger is the Tricker’s-verse take on a hiking boot, with a deep vamp and a short counter. Division Road’s take on that take is built to take on your local city, combining the pattern with a Vibram 2060 wedge and decking it out in Color No. 8 Chromexcel. The 360˚ storm welt and fully gusseted tongue play into both visions—well suited for the trail or an urban puddle near you.
Division Road x Tricker’s Monty Chukka in Indigo Desert Oasis Suede: $695
Of course, Division Road didn’t settle for just one Tricker’s collab. Completing the pair we’ve got this week is a Monty Chukka in deep blue suede from C.F. Stead—casual, colorful, and built on the same combination of 2060 wedge and 360˚ storm welt. They’re built on the 4497s, which always comes with a pretty solid presence-to-sleekness ratio.
Standard & Strange x Arch Support Project Military Moc Low Boot in Mahogany Roughout: $1,045
Arch Support Project, a collaborative effort MotivMFG and Chinese shoemaker Rock Yeh, is producing some extremely out-there (but also highly functional!) shoes and boots. And thanks to Standard and Strange you can now get their product in the States. The exclusive release features three models in mahogany roughout. All three models feature the same 360˚, hand stitched and braided welt in addition to a panel of veg-tan that wraps under the arch and then climbs up above the welt on the inside of the foot. The first model is a low, moc-toed chukka with two blind eyelets and a hefty double midsole. Its Vibram Gumlite outsoles are wrapped in wide strips of veg-tan, creating an effect that’s reminiscent of an exaggerated commando sole.
Standard & Strange x Arch Support Project Cestus Boot in Mahogany Roughout: $1,045
The second, the Cestus Boots, is a (comparatively) lightweight lace-to-toe boot with a leather sole (they ship with rubber topys in the box). Rather than traditional quarters, the upper uses two parallel pieces of leather which overlap to form the toe, with one forming each side of the boot.
Standard & Strange x Arch Support Project Alpine Hiker Boot in Mahogany Roughout: $1,045
Finally, the Alpine hiker is a retro-futurist take on an Italian style hiking boot, with hand stitched detailing on the backstay and same sole setup as the Military Moc.
If you like boots (DO YOU??), Arch Support Project is worth checking out. We suspect their design language will be polarizing, but the combination of hand-sewn construction with novel and genuinely out there design has us interested in where they’ll go from here.
Rolling Dub Trio Spider in Black Guidi Calf: $501
Lost & Found just got their hands on an intriguing new model from Rolling Dub Trio. The Spider is an unlined, McKay-stitched slip-on that uses a slimmed down version of the signature Rolling Dub Trio bottoming combo: nitrile cork outsoles with leather inserts and metal toe taps, finished off with a Vibram Quabaug heel. The wholecut uppers are clicked from calfskin tanned by Guidi. Those geometric lines of stitching that criss-cross the upper actually sew in strips of tape that prevent the upper from stretching in places where it’s important to maintain a snug fit. It’s a simple design, but one that’s well executed and highlights a side of RDT that we don’t typically focus on.
Rolling Dub Trio In’ei in Black Dutch Box Calf: $631
There’s another under-the-radar RDT makeup at Lost & Found this week: the In’ei, a bump-toe derby that sits somewhere between a postman’s shoe and the famous 40s navy derbys. These things are totally blacked out, from the black eyelets to the Boots Factory-branded sole and heel, right down to the 270˚ flat welt. They’re built in dressy box calf, but on the Munson last.
Crown Northampton Everdon ‘Rambler’ in Mid Grey Horween Buffalo: $491
Crown Northampton’s Everdon hand-stitch sneaker was originally inspired by hiking boots, but it’s newly released ‘Rambler’ variant takes things to a whole new level with the addition of a lugged Vibram all-weather sole and a combination of D-Rings and speed hooks in place of the ususal eyelets. The wholecut uppers are the same as ever though, and available in Grey Horween Buffalo…
Crown Northampton Everdon ‘Rambler’ in Color 8 CXL: $491
…Color No. 8 Chromexcel, and a variety of other leathers you can check out here.
Morjas Hybrid Hiker in Sand Suede: $400
The new collection from Morjas straddles the line between fashion and heritage, but it does so without committing the cardinal sin: neglecting the footwear itself. Their Hybrid Hiker is part traditional hiking boot and part approach-shoe, with a proprietary unit lug-sole and a black mudguard around the vamp than contrasts against the sand suede uppers. The model is built around a 270˚ split welt.
Morjas Chelsea Boot in Brown Calf: $420
In contrast, their Chelsea is sleek and dressy, with a Brown calfskin upper and a 360˚ flat welt, stacked atop Morjas’ take on a studded rubber outsole. The detail that stands out most here is probably the wide and squared off cutout for the goring.
Morjas Penny Loafer in Brown Grain: $380
Morjas’ penny loafer is probably the brand’s most famous model, with it’s semi-almond shaped but high walled toe profile and relatively low vamp. The brown grain leather in their fall 2024 collection is a really dark brown—almost black. They’re equipped with a 270˚ flat welt and proprietary rubber outsoles.
Alden x Leffot Indy Boot in Kudu: $700
Leffot ran a preorder on these this February, and now they’re available in stock. Eight months on the brown kudu, 360˚ split reverse welt, and lug soles still make for a pretty great way to enjoy the Trubalance last.
Alden x Brogue Manchester NST Blucher: $715
Brogue’s latest split-toe makeup features hummus suede uppers, a 270˚ flat welt, and a single oiled leather outsole. Despite being built on the Hampton, a relatively narrow and formal last for Alden, these don’t come of as awkwardly formal by any stretch of the imagination. Mostly they feel like they might just resonate with the subset of the population that busts out the gray-flannel-trousers come fall.
Easymoc Rangeley Boot in Waxed Elk and Snuff Kudu: $795
Easymoc’s new Rangeley makeup is quite possibly one of the most serious boots they’ve put out to date, with high shafts in a combination of Snuff Kudu and C.F. Stead’s Waxed Elk. Whereas Easymoc usually runs the Rangeley on a wedge, this time they’ve gone straight for the V100 lug sole and combined it with an appropriately substantial heel. They retain the detailed uppers and true moccasin construction. Also new from Easymoc…
Easymoc Rangeley Boot in Natural CXL: $655
…is another Rangeley makeup, this one on an Ortholite wedge sole in a combination of grain and roughout natural chromexcel. That makes for a pretty cool take on jungle-boot style cutouts while retaining an all leather upper.
Oak Street Cap-Toe Field Boot in Tobacco Chamois: $524
Oak Street’s limited run offerings regularly offer a venue for one of, custom, or just cool and unusual leathers. This week, though, they’re running a comfortable favorite: Horween Chamois. It’s available on the Feild Boot pattern with a brogued cap-toe and 270˚ flat. Both the hardware and the nitrile-cork V-Bar soles come in a tonal brown.
Russell Moccasin Oneida in Walnut Timberjack: $450
Russell Moccasin recently their impossibly durable slipper for blimp builders, the Oneida moccasin. They offer the same handsewn moccasin construction and heavyweight upper leathers as Russell’s boot, with a thick bullhide leather outsole.
10% off Custom Build’s at Nicks
Nick’s is currently running their “BYOB” (build your own boot) sale, which offers 10% off the build your own versions of a whole bunch fifteen different models, from Nick’s 365˚ stitchdown boots, to their lace-ups, to their engineers and wellingtons.