New Balance and Concepts Freedom Trail Collection
Boston based sneaker manufacturer New Balance has teamed up with Massachusetts venerable sneaker shop, Concepts to create The Freedom Trail Collection. The collection will re-introduce the NB 1500 sneaker in special colorways and the first ever 875 boot. The collection is inspired by the celebrated Boston landmark and will drop on Black Friday.
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Lot. Straight Tip Oxfords
Tokyo’s Lot. has released the new Straight Tip shoe which combines elements of a suede buck and a more formal capped toe shoe – a very smart looking casual option for footwear. Japanese online store, Gettry, has these shoes available in brown or black.
Tricker’s – Bourton Brogue Shoe
The brogue is a classic option for any season. Tricker’s version of the brogue is an acorn anticque calf leather that’s Goodyear welted and has details such as double leather sole, leather lining and insole, and comes with a dust bag, cloth wrap and an extra pair of laces. If you’re looking for your first pair of brogues we suggest this one. Available at Scout.
Florsheim by Duckie Brown
Proving the collaboration trend might have some staying power, Duckie Brown is releasing a second collection for Florsheim. The SS10 uses classic lasts (lace-ups, loafers, and brogues) and classic materials (full grain leather, leather welts, and suede) in unique colors, including yellow, aqua, and navy. Perhaps the highlight of the collection is the saddle shoe, rendered in combinations like aqua and brown. Available at Forward.
Seavees Fall/Winter 2009
Favored by 60s style hero Paul Newman, SeaVees shoes define to this day the Californian sand-dune slant of chic. Five designs are up at British site GarbStore including a sueded leather oxford in two Pantone + SeaVees color collaborations, as well a tall trail boot soled in a patented natural rubber called Seavulc which allows the shoes to fit and feel as comfortable as trainers. Pick your pair now at Garbstore.com.
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Toms Shoes – Barletta Cordones
The Cordones collection are an enhanced version of the classic TOMS silhouette and are described as an “ode to Argentine writers.” This extremely comfortable line of shoes are ultra-light in weight and epitomize comfort as they feature wool uppers, a soft leather insole, durable rubber outsole and can be worn without laces.
Several styles and colors are available on the TOMS online store.
Tricker’s – Robert Derby Shoe
Handsome and classic, Tricker’s Robert Derby shoe is made of nut brown burnished calf leather with a Goodyear welted, double leather sole. Perfect with a navy or light grey suit, as well as dark jeans. Available at Scoutthestore.
Ronnie Fieg x Red Wing “Ashy Navy”
To wrap up the Ronnie Fieg x Red Wing collaboration we take a look at the third and final piece of the collection, the “Ashy Navy” 875. For this year’s 6” make-up, Fieg chooses a unique shade of Navy distressed leather and to stay consistent with his previous two 875 make-ups he keeps the black welt and black heel spike along with two leather lace options of navy or black. Priced at $250, these will be available with the rest of the collection this Thursday at 10:00am online at Davidz.com as well as the David Z. flagship store in Soho.
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Paul Smith Luxury Wooden Shoe Care Kit
Paul Smith resurrects the care and luxury of eras bygone with this gorgeous Wooden Shoe Care kit. Five different shoe paints, 4 different luxury beeswax polishes and everything you need to keep your footwear gorgeous and intact because it’s rough out there and the streets are about to be covered in filthy slush and ice. With this wooden box you are like Desperado with his guitar case full of guns, only nobody’s trying to kill you they just want a quick shoe shine. You could use it to make some quick beer money, or just keep it to yourself. Enjoy. Available now at Paul Smith.
Ronnie Fieg x Red Wing 8″ Collection
Red Wing gets together with Ronnie Fieg of David Z. for the third straight year to work on the 877 8” classic. For this project Ronnie brought back his “Ashy Grey” leather, a successful collaboration from last fall, along with Red Wing’s most classic and recognizable color-way, the Oro Russet. Both boots come with two sets of laces including a leather option, and are both limited to 120 pairs priced at $290.00. They will be released at 10:00am on Thursday October 15th at the David Z. flagship store as well as the web store, DavidZ.com.
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