The Country Gent Boot by Henri Lloyd
Since their creation in 1963, Henri Lloyd have been responsible for pioneering the wonder material of the 1960s, Bri-Nylon, the first non-corrosive zip made of nylon, the introduction of a Velcro closure in waterproof garments and the hand taping of seams as an alternative to varnishing for waterproof integrity and strength. They are now continuing their success by branching out with a more contemporary approach to their new AW10 Collection, with fresh branding and a particular focus on the latest shapes, colour palettes and sourcing the highest quality European leathers and finishes.
Henri Lloyd may be best known as a British Sailing Heritage brand, but their new ‘Country Gent’ boot for AW10 is a contemporary twist for this traditional brand. We’ve seen the vintage lace-up boot make a massive comeback over the last year, with the likes of AllSaints, French Connection, Topman, River Island and Asos all featuring the tapered drop crotch carrot fit or arc fit jeans with either a leather derby or military boot.
Heritage is a key theme for the AW10 season and these hand crafted derby boots are individually burnished to create a distinctive vintage look to the full grain leather. The Charlebury boot is a modern take on the classic derby boot style makes use of high quality resin ‘oiled’ canvas, sourced from Italian Mills, while the lining is the original brushed cotton Henri Lloyd check fabric.
Check out the Charlebury boots in more detail below.
If you like what you see and are willing to pay £140, head over to their website or their flagship store on Carnaby Street, London.
Palladium Boots – Get the Casual Boot Look
Everybody knows that worn boots with the jeans tucked in are hot right now. All Saints have been pushing this look hard coupled with a scoop neck tee, loose fitted cardigan and an oversized beanie. Dr Martens are also making a come back and they have recently released boots in a multitude of colours.All in all, boots are back with a bang and Palladium boots have something to say about it!
Palladium held a launch party last week in association with Size? where the Stylenerds saw the likes of London radio Pirate MC’s: Jammer, J2K, JME, Logan Sama & Miss Dynamite. The thing is, if you look at the types of people that wear boots nowadays the last thing you would expect them to be into would be Grime (or any other sub-genre). Although this may seem strange, I believe it works perfectly with Palladium boots because of their rugged design and the dark industrial colours that they are available in.
These boots can also be worn with a variety of looks whether it would be the All Saints look with the jeans tucked in or an outfit you would wear with a pair of Timberlands with the jeans turned up. Lastly, my pick of the collection has to be the Baggy Boot in the mustard colour.
Check out the images below and Size? for the whole collection.
Finally A Pair Of Ugg Boots For Men?
Having written previously about Ugg boots, the Stylenerds have definitely been in opposition to this ever evolving trend. Uggs spread like wildfire in the female market with endless copies allowing access to the look on the high street and even spread to male early adopters.
The thing is, a lot of assumptions can be made before even trying something – as the saying goes, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ – so I felt compelled to try a pair of these things on, after hearing so many female wearers explain how comfy and warm they are.
Now, I have to admit. These things are impressive! The inner sole is lined with wool along with the rest of the boot inners making it feel very slipper-like; in fact, this is why they are often suggested to be worn without socks.
Anyhow, aside from now knowing they are ultra-comfy, it doesn’t take away the issue of Uggs being, on the whole, hideously ugg-ly.
Well, I think I may have found a solution – the recently introduced Men’s Classic Short Bomber in Chestnut. The boot comes in a classy chocolate coloured leather finish (as opposed to the suede-like outer usually associated with the boots) which makes them look a little more rugged and man like than the ‘outdoor slipper boots for women’ type we are more normally accustomed to.
I’m interested to hear people’s opinion on the matter, so leave some comments below – do you think these can be pulled off?
They currently retail at $160 plus $80 (about £150 in total) shipping internationally from the Ugg store. Stock is currently very light globally due to them being so new.
Click here to view them at the Official Ugg site.
The Boat Shoe Redesigned 2 – Vans Chukka Del Barco LX
After reading Moses’s recent post on The Boat Shoe Redesign, i remember a couple weeks back while i was scouring the net for some early Xmas gifts i stumbled across the latest Vans Chukka Del Barco LX Pack.
Released from Vans Vault as part of their winter collection these two colourways, Almond/Turtledove and Coffee/Turtledove (Turtledove? really, they couldn’t think of another colour along the lines of Brown), are ideal for the subtle winter palette. Although you might not want to wear them all the time, firstly even though its made from premium leather any type of material will takes it’s toll on the winter weather and secondly, as it’s going for £140 you wouldn’t want to ruin them for the first reason would you? But don’t let those reasons go against them as the detailing of the stitches and the custom Del Barco logo makes up for it.
Check the pics below and if you like, there available over at Flatspot (Note: Not many sizes left… so be quick)
The Boat Shoe Redesigned – Sperry X Band of Outsiders Chukka boot
In case you have been locked in a dark room all year, THE trend of the summer was of the Nautical Theme. The biggest feature of the nautical trend was the roll ups trousers and boat shoes. You can check out the Stylenerds on the nautical trend and rolls ups here or here.
Well its no longer the Summer and you might notice that your ankles will turn a shade of blue if you try to pull this look off during the winter months. Instead of blue ankles you can grab a pair of Sperry X Band of Outsiders Chukka boots!
Even though these are not 100% nautical they do carry some of the characteristics of the trend. Sperry became extremely popular during the summer for there unusually coloured boat shoes and Band of Outsiders is one of my favourite designers at the moment.
Stylenerds tip: Wear this with a pair of Standard fit raw selvedge denim jeans turned up
Sperry X Band of outsider Chukka boots are available from Crooked Tongues
Mens UGG Boots – Yay or Nay?
A Man in Uggs - Weird?
For a few years now the UGG boot phenomenon has been steadily progressing as more and more women can be seen out shopping on a cold day or even on their way to the office wearing what I personally used to describe as “furry moon boots”. I could never really understand why these monstrosities were so popular with the fairer sex, they don’t particularly make any woman (even the most gorgeous of them) look good and coupled with this they cost upwards of £120! So why have these strange furry moon boots become so popular with the guys and should they really be part of our shoe collections? Read on to see what the Stylenerds think.
The Desert Boot
Desert Boot
For comfort and durability, I find nothing better than to chukk (sic) on a pair of desert boots.
After the jump, a brief overview of my current favourites…
