Following up on our looks from the forthcoming Red Wing Heritage collection for Autumn/Winter 2012, we bring you this video walk through that showcases many of the looks including the forthcoming collaborative boot with Nigel Cabourn. As seen at Bread & Butter Berlin this past January 2012.

Handcrafted, Big Stitch, USA Man-Boot scene, say hello to your handsome Eastland brethren here. This takes a little of the moccasin, a little of the Chukka, a little of the desert boot and manages to avoid looking like a mash-up disaster. Chestnut leather, two eyelets, handcrafted, 360 double welt brown leather midsole and a natural crepe rubber sole. These are handcrafted in Maine.

Blackbird explain “These loafers are bench made using genuine true moccasin construction, meaning the leather from the upper fully wraps under the wearer’s foot. This is the traditional method of making handsewns and is a sign of quality” Find them at the store.

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The boot Gods must have been listening. Delivering a pair of Navy Russell Moccasin Bird Shooters unto us is the universes way of telling us that everything is going to be ok and that we are being watched over by kindly footwear spirit animals. So distracting are these shoes that writing this is becoming difficult, they’re up there aren’t they? Just leering at us.

Being a product of Russell Moccasin’s fair hand expect these to not only be incredibly attractive but look after your feet with their comfort and durability credentials (they have been in business since 1898 after all). This colourway has us a little hysterical, in a mid-90s front row at a Jodeci concert kind of way.  Silver and Gold has them.

Brogue boots have been practically growing on trees the past few months. This is less a complaint than an observation, and this latest ornamental oddity comes from a tête-a-tête between debonair designer Mark McNairy and Atlanta boutique, Standard.

And an odd trio it is, though in the stop-and-take-a-loving-longer-look way. Two of them walk on leather soles—one of them tan grain leather with red wool flannel and the other brown grain with hunter green—and the third comes in black grain with navy cloth and moves under you on a durable pillow of white Vibram Cristy.

This latter option might be our favorite, thanks to the contrast between the dark leather and the gleaming sole and the more understated upper of black and dark blue. The red and green offerings are tight, no doubt, but could verge on being costume-y. Still, big ups to McNairy and Standard for making something that’s become commonplace look not so common at all.

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I opened up the Macbook Air after a couple of weeks to find a stash of more first looks from the European tradeshows last month. I’ll do my best to pin them up today. It would make me sad to not share.

Viberg Boot fanatics: enjoy these looks from the Viberg collection for Autumn/Winter 2012. Note a few new models as well as a range of outerwear that falls into that heritage/workwear/man range. Well made of course and attire-proper if you appreciate this sort of thing. We love the boots.

Photography: Selectism.com

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A quick preview of what the runway models at Richard Chai’s Autumn/Winter 2012 show will be shuffling in. Chai worked with Palladium Boots, who have outfitted the likes of Neil Barrett runways in the past. Richard Chai chose two Palladium boots, the Pampa Hi and the Pampa Tactical to layer his own custom fabrics on, including corduroy and felted wool, which pull from classic suiting elements. While the Palladium boots will be exclusive to Chai’s runway show, the looks will eventually be offered through boutique. Keep an eye out.

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Two smitten-worthy outfits come together to bring us this sleek, utilitarian boot. Denim purveyor Self Edge describes their niche in the world this way: “We don’t see a pair of jeans as just a pair of jeans. We see them as part of your life—something that ages with you and, like you, only becomes better with time.”

We couldn’t agree more, and, in the case of a quality piece of footwear, the same rules apply, which is something Leather Soul seems aware of by their own credo: “Aloha, our passion is for craftsmanship, style, the perfect fit and uncompromising service.”

One hundred pairs of the Alden boot were produced in each of two colors—black and Horween chromexcel (tan)—both bearing the telltale detail of a stitched mock toecap. You can pick them up starting February 18 at either Leather Sole location (Beverly Hills and Waikiki). In addition, Self Edge will be releasing an Iron Heart collaboration jean as part of the package.

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There’s something a pinch off-putting about this collaboration between venerable Japanese supply house SHIPS and stalwart American bootmaker Red Wing that we can’t quite put our big toe on. That gross visual aside, what we’re seeing and not clicking with here might be the black and beige juxtaposition. Though those colors can easily work together, here they seem primed for pairing with something in an acid-washed denim—ready to go to work in a ’90s boy band, perhaps. Given the Supersole’s pedigree, durability is a given, and the silhouette is definitely à la mode. Maybe the colorway will grow on us, but that is of little consequence if it’s already grown on you.

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End Clothing return with more Tricker’s action. The Burnished toe cap brogue and boot for the country gent in need of something smart. The shoe, made on a 4444 last, is built on a Dainite sole unit and features the signature End heel pull tab. The boot is created on a 4497s last which they tell us is a rarity for Trickers, with the pattern based on the Stow model and again complete with Dainite sole and heel tab. A couple of impressive footwear options from the Newcastle store.

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Oak Street Bootmakers returns with a new Field Boot that while being a very different design from their past models, is similar to many options on the market today. What may set it apart is the leather and canvas used: Horween chromexcel leather paired it with American sourced waxed canvas. They’re made in Maine and look to follow the field and stream aesthetic which everyone still seems to love. Available now for $342.

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