It might be the full moon, it might be the heat trapping everyone indoors, or maybe there’s just something in the water this week, but we’ve got a ton of great releases for you, including some gloriously textured Kudu from Viberg, a collab boot that’s bringing Willie’s Handmade Boots stateside, White’s new pull-on, and more…
Lots and lots of previous roundups here.
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Viberg Service Boot 2040 in Dark Brown Kudu: $1,300
Viberg has been doing nothing but build momentum these last few months, bringing back rarer patterns like the Roper and Engineer, dropping more horsebutt than we’ve seen in a very long time, and sewing uncountable rows of stitchdown. And now, some pretty darn sweet limited release boots in Kudu. There’s a plain toe 2040 on Dr. Sole full soles…
Viberg Service Boot 2030 BCT in Dark Brown Kudu: $1,300
…a 2030 BCT on Dainite Half Soles…
Viberg Service Boot 310 in Dark Brown Kudu: $1,300
…and a plain toe 310 with Dainite Half soles.
Nicks Handmade Boots Domepro 2026: $709-844 (Made to Order)
Thunderdome 6 is only two months away, and right in the nick of time, Nicks is swooping in with this year’s Domepro, which is guaranteed to be delivered by October 5th, in time for the second entry window in November. There are four leather options: Raisin Cherry Cypress, Natural Rainier (a water resistant leather that apparently has some crazy pull up), Saffron Bayou (a new struck through Chromexcel variant in a gold/amber color), and the full veg-tan Old World Russet Harness. The first three are all tanned by Horween, while the Harness is from Hermann Oak. And you can customize just about every aspect of the patterning and bottoming so long as you get them in before the order window closes August 7th. Since these have yet to be built, enjoy a picture of the the DomePros that took 1st place in the Work category last year.
Iron Boots Pitman in Black Seidel Double Shot: $825
The 6th ready to wear drop from Guangzhou based bootmaker Iron Boots is here, and it’s a double feature: you can choose between black BCT…
Iron Boots Pitman in Burgundy Seidel Double Shot: $825
…and brown plain toe uppers in Seidel’s double shot, both with logger heels, Dr. Sole full soles, and really dense double-row stitchdown construction. The Pitman last has a higher heel and more arch support than most of Iron Boot’s offerings, and while these are available in both a D and E width, even that D has quite a bit of volume on account of the high-walled shape.
Crown Northampton Harlestone in Red Shinki Shell Cordovan: $1,161 (Made to Order)
Shinki is teaming up with Crown Northampton for a limited release version of the Harlestone in Red Shell, with the usual Lactae Hevea outsole, cork filled footbed, and baker insoles and stiffeners. This is a custom color Shinki developed to celebrate Crown’s 10th anniversay, and we’re told development took a long, long time—on the order of two years. They’re releasing the Harlestone alongside a belt and cardholder, so you can go all out on the monchrome look if you so choose.
Crown Northampton Harlestone in Snuff Suede: $580
Meanwhile, Brick + Mortar just restocked a few different version of the Harlestone if you’re looking to skip the lead time or you happen to live in Seattle. That includes the Snuff Suede…
Crown Northampton Harlestone in White Box Calf: $580
…and white calf.
Bundok x Willie’s Boondocker in S.B. Foot Mohave Roughout: $525
Okay, ton of firsts here so let’s go: this Boondocker collab is the first product made for Bundok, who happen to be the first western stockist of Willie’s Handmade Boots, and who borrow their name from Taglog word for mountain that “boondocker” was a corruption of in the first place. Clicked from S.B. Foot’s Mojave roughout, they have Dr. Sole full soles, a hand lasted 270˚ flat welt, and a cute little veg-tan tag embossed with Bundok’s mascot Lincoln the dog.
Parkhurst Allen Stitchdown in Black Teacore Veg-tan: $428
The stitchdown version of the Allen is well entrenched as a Parkhurst staple at this point, and for good reason—it’s not easy to find a cleanly executed, almond-toed stitchdown boot in this price range or anywhere near it. This time, the uppers are clicked from a black teacore veg-tan tanned by Tempesti, and sit atop commando outsoles.
White’s Stockman Pull-on in Brown Waxed Flesh and Distressed Roughout: $675
The Stockman Pull-On is a brand new roper that adopts White’s updated engineer pattern with a buckle-free western style shaft. At 12″ it’s also their first full-height Roper, beating out the Westbale by a solid 2″ margin. As for the initial leather options, they’ve opted for a pretty striking combo of Brown Waxed Flesh (on the shafts) and Distress Roughout (on the vamp, heel counter cover, and backstay), though that two-tone look will soften up a little bit as the Waxed Flesh breaks in. You can also get them in…
White’s Stockman Pull-on in Brown Chromexcel: $675
…Brown…
White’s Stockman Pull-on in Black Chromexcel: $675
…or Black Chromexcel, all with Vibram 700 outsoles and machine sewn stitchdown construction.
Harrison x Easymoc Camp Moc in Toast Suede: $395
Harrison Limited is both Birmingham’s resident menswear shop and Easymocs’ newest stockist. The Maine-based maker of all things handsewn put together a couple different Camp Moc variants for them, including the Toast Suede…
Harrison x Easymoc Camp Moc in Honey Crazy Horse: $395
…and Crazy Horse versions, as well a makeup in Chocolate Grizzly that you can check out here. All are (as we’ve already spoiled for you) handsewn using a true moccasin construction and then Blake stitched to Vibram camp soles.
Alden x Leffot Saddle Shoe in Clay Suede: $740
Leffott is never too far from their Ivy roots, but they’re doubling down this week with a pair of saddle shoes in Clay suede. For those unfamiliar, they’re called saddle shoes not because you wear them in the sadde, but because of the saddle on the shoe—that middle piece with all the brogueing that, historically, was often in a super high contrast color like black-on-white. We can’t say we mind the solid color look though, especially since they’ve gone with Brick outsoles here. Built with 360˚ flat welts on the Barrie last.
Moulded Shoe x Alden Indy in Natural Chromexcel: $745
Finally, we’re rounding out the week with a Natural Chromexcel Indy from Moulded Shoe, which looks like a normal Indy with cork soles and foot balance heels, but hides the foot-hugging, anatomical shape imparted by the modified last.