J. Crew has taken the iconic Sperry chukka, custom-colored each pair in collaboration with Sperry and lined them in cotton chambray detailing. Featuring nubuck leather upper, natural hand-stitching, bright nickel eyelet with Sperry logo, and xclusive dark soles with grosgrain detail at interior back heel. Priced at $125 at J.Crew’s on-line shop.
Japanese footwear brand, TST takes their inspiration from the original Italian military footwear. The pictured Chukka Boot is part of their Spring/Summer 2009 Collection and they come in both leather and suede options. The full range is available now at Oki-Ni. via HighSnobiety
The 2009 Spring Timberland Abington Collection brings you back to the days of factory workers, farmers and blacksmiths, who wore these shoes for their purpose and not for their style. Each boot features premium Horween Leather Comapny materials straight out of Chicago as well as Vibram outsoles. Two new models for the Spring season are pictured, the Workboot and Fieldboot both of which should hit retailers in mid-March, such asAlife Rivington Club, Union, Concepts, Kicks Hawaii, Proper, etc. via Hypebeast
Boston’s Concepts showcases their upcoming collaboration with Red Wing on the 875 boots. The boots are created in a nice brown leather and waxed olive canvas, touched off with red laces, awhite sole and contrasting stitching. Look for the Boots outside of Boston at the following locations - Alife, Huf, St. Alfred, Kicks/Hi and of course Concepts. via HighSnobiety
New Balance is bound for the slopes as they team up with 686 Snowboarding for a line of snowboarding gear. In the collaboration are four different New Balances, including the 580 and the 420, as well as matching apparel. No word on exact release date at this time. via SneakerFiles | Radcollector
The well-known boot company, Dr. Martens has been making a major push back into the lime light with several high profile collaborations that include - Yohji Yamamoto, W)Taps, Raf Simons, just to name a few. This latest project is with streetwear giant, Stussy on a series of 3 boots created with subtle colors on the uppers and accented with bright colors. via HighSnobiety Read More
