A look at the tobacco shade boot coming from the Timberland Boot Company for Spring 2012. It looks as though much of the materials and builds are coming local from the New England area that Timberland calls home. “The Spring 2012 men’s line is built to last a lifetime, with most materials sourced from the Americas – Horween leather from Chicago, laces from Rhode Island, eyelets and soles from Massachusetts and midsole leather and footbeds from Pennsylvania.” If this preview is any indication, fans of the classic silhouettes and materials will be pleased. Above is a preview from the “Eastern Standard Series.”

A full look after the click.

Here’s a short and snappy look at Timberland Boot Company. We think ‘earthy’ is the best way to describe it but we’d happily accept ‘rustic’, ‘crafted’ & ‘made with love’ as acceptable descriptions/cliches.

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We preview three models from the “Counterpane” series from the Timberland Boot Company Spring 2011 collection. Two chukkas – one lace and one zip up – as well as a great pair of oxfords (above) set the tone for Spring. The leathers look great and form well. More  looks as we get them…

A few more looks at the Timberland Boot Company “Counterpane” series for Spring 2011 after the click.

The “rag & bone crafted by Timberland Boot Company”  of 10 boots debuted at Project LV last week. Why we did not shoot them is beyond me. Luckily, we have some styled images for you all to view.

The fall 2010 “rag & bone crafted by Timberland Boot Company” collection of men’s footwear features three brand-new Timberland Boot Company® Tackhead series silhouettes, with two colorways for each – six boots in total. They include: Tackhead 8” Zip Chelsea Boot; Tackhead 7” Lace Up Boot; and Tackhead Boat Chukka. Styles are classically constructed with genuine Horween® leathers, Vibram® lug outsoles, mud finish hardware, distinguished black and white stitching and leather midsoles. Each features the signature “rag & bone crafted by Timberland Boot Company” logo on the pull loop and tongue patch. Styles will be available globally at rag & bone retail stores, as well as select Timberland Boot Company and rag & bone retail partners in fall 2010.

More looks at the Timberland Boot Company for Rag & Bone Boots after the click.

Timberland had a large showing as usual in Las Vegas. Here’s looks at the Timberland Boot Company Spring 2010 collection which continues to borrow from the heritage side of the vaults. As usual, many of the looks you’re seeing here will eventually trickle into their mainline in future seasons.

More looks at the Timberland Boot Company Spring 2010 collection after the jump.

Timberland Boot Company’s Creative Director Pete Lankford has been designing footwear since 1993. In that time, he’s moved from a small start-up firm, through Converse, to Timberland. Throughout this time, Lankford has been interested in hard, science-based research, focusing on the precise bio-mechanical tweaks that make a better shoe.

One might then assume that his newest project at Timberland Boot Company, rooted as it is in American footwear heritage from the first half of the 20th-century, might be a departure from core interests. However, Lankford is quick to remind that Timberland Boot Company is not in the business of making antiques.

“It’s easy to recreate an old classic from your archive,” Lankford says. “Ultimately, I think there is a lot more  [to it] when you combine what’s intriguing from the past and bring it with a sophisticated manner to the world today. I don’t think there are many brands doing that. I think there is a lot to play with there.”

The line is based on the lessons found in materials and construction, resulting in footwear with a classic sensibility that is finely tuned to contemporary needs. So, even though Lankford’s eye is directed historically to the period between 1900 to 1950, his mind as a designer remains tied to concrete notions of how shoes fit today. He does this with the finest Horween leathers and suedes sourced from a venerable factory in Leeds.

With the fall 2009 Timberland Boot Company collection filtering into the shops, we asked Lankford to choose his two favorite shoes. The first, the Colrain Reissue Chukka (above) is described as a very simple shoe in its patterning and piecing. It is stripped to its essential needs and the quarter is sewn to the toe following historic precident. The second shoe picked by Lankford is the Counterpane 6-Inch Lace Boot. A simply constructed shoe, its aesthetic comes from a design that is pushed by referencing construction choices.

View the Counterpane 6-inch Lace Boot after the jump.