I guess you just can’t stop the march of time (cue the drummer). The bootmakers, at least, are spending it productively, and we’ve got the introduction of the Viberg’s 1905 last, a new chukka from Rancourt, and more, in this week’s: Shoes ‘n’ Boots of the Week!
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Division Road x Viberg Chelsea Boot in CF Stead Chestnut Pheonix: $850
Division Road’s collabs are a reliable source of fine-tuned makeups outside the palette of leathers, tones, and components Viberg has tuned a seasonal collection around. Case in point: SS24 has no CF Stead Phoenix leather, no commando soles, and generally features cool, desaturated colorways, not the warm, orange-tinged brown featured here. But if you’ don’t care about any of that, they’re still a damn good pair of boots, with Viberg finishing and built quality, and a 360˚ scalloped welt. 2030 last.
Division Road x Viberg Slipper in CF Stead Noix Eco Grain: $645
It’s approaching Viberg slipper season, and so here’s a patina-monster 360˚ storm welted version with a leather sole and a single piece upper clicked from veg-tanned double-butt hides tanned by CF Stead.
Viberg Savoy Split Toe in Earth Chamois: $810
Under the guise of a Limited Release drop, Viberg just snuck out a new last: the 1905, which made its debut appearance on a Savoy Split Toe in Horween Earth reverse chamois. The 1905 is a more sculpted almond toe last, and is in many ways a dressier version of the 2030, albeit with a “more contoured fit”. There’s still plenty of the Viberg serious-boot DNA here, with a 360˚ scalloped welt stitched to a channel in the leather insole, and Ridgeway outsoles.
Viberg Navvy Boot in Earth Chamois: $860
Released alongside the Savoy were a 2030-lasted Navvy Boot (essentially a short shafted Halkett)…
Viberg Rockland Blucher in Earth Chamois: $790
…and a 2030 lasted Rockland Blucher, with the same construction and outsole setup. There’s also…
Viberg Scout Boot in Earth Chamois: $860
…a 2030 Scout Boot in the same reverse chamois, which keeps the scalloped welt but swaps out the Ridgeway for a Vibram Moreflex wedge.
Brooklyn Clothing x Viberg Service Boot 2030 in Horween Brown CXL: $820
Brooklyn Clothing’s core Viberg makeup takes the classic 2030 service boot in Chromexcel, with a stitchdown construction and Dainite sole and adds just a bit more detail in the form of a cap toe. It’s a reliable combo, and the brown CXL model just restocked, though most sizes are already down to 3-4 pairs remaining, and the 7.5’s among us are out of luck as of time of writing.
White’s Boots Perry 6″ Select in C.F. Stead Crazy Cow Coach: $360 (Discounted)
White’s is currently running an end of winter sale, with a number of their Goodyear welted boots discounted 20%, including these limited release Perry Selects in C.F. Stead’s heavily textured Crazy Cow Coach. They’re kitted out with a leather welt and shank, a Vibram Christy wedge sole, though the insole is cushioned Ortholite. The recent Springdale and the regular Perry Select in both shaft heights are also discounted.
Rancourt Acadia Chukka Redux in Natural Chromexcel: $338 (Made to Order)
Rancourt just announced a new model: the Acadia Chukka Redux, an unlined, ankle height chukka with a handsewn moccasin construction on a Rallye wedge sole from Lactae Hevea. They’re available in a handful of leathers, including the perennially strong Natural Chromexcel.
Rancourt Harrison Boot Redux in Peat Dryden: $378
They’ve also added two new options to the leather lineup on the Harrison: a 6″, double vamp model with a Vibram Christy wedge, Peat Dryden nubuck…
Rancourt Harrison Boot Redux in Olive Mohave: $378
…and Olive Mohave roughout.
Ealdwine x Alden D2958H “Sahara” Indy in Smooth Tan Chamois: $695
Retaining our biome but hopping continents, Ealdwine’s latest Alden makeup is the Sahara, a chonked up Indy with a 360˚ split welt and a cream wedge sole in Smooth Tan Chamois, built out on the Trubalance last.
Brick + Mortar x Alden “Casey” U-Tip in Clay Nubuck Grain: $770
Last but not least, and rounding up the roundup is an Alden makeup from Brick + Mortar Seattle (I had to break to PEMDAS to write the header for this one). They’re built on the Barrie last, with a 360˚ split reverse welt, a split commando outsole, and a tonal, all-eyelet hardware setup finished brown.