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Sneakerboots are becoming more and more popular all the time, with everybody from Timberland to Under Armor getting in on the action. Forsake, a Boston-based outdoor lifestyle brand, makes sneakerboots like no other; shoes that actually look as casual and stylish as an everyday pair of sneakers but don’t sacrifice one lick of performance. Case in point: The Forsake Range High and Range Low.
Whether you’re excited to say goodbye to summer or you’re still hanging on to the last sign of warm weather, lamenting the inevitable change of the seasons, Fall is here. And that means not only shorter days, colder mornings and evenings and a whole new series of opportunities for epic outdoor adventures, but also means its time to ramp up your wardrobe.
When it comes to winter boots, most of us look for function to handle the rugged conditions the environment brings. If you want to combine style with function, Grenson will deliver that plus extreme durability. Grenson and Tom Snyder have teams to create the Tessera Multi Suede Boot and it is quite nice. Tom Snyder of New York makes effortless everyday luxuries for the modern gentleman. Blending Savile Row craftsmanship with a downtown New York aesthetic, the line is relaxed, refined and always impeccably tailored. Grenson has been in the shoe business since 1866. This partnership between those with years of experience in production and style and you would expect the quality and appearance of the Tessera Multi Suede. The boot takes up to eight weeks to make and involves over 200 production steps. Their patented Goodyear Welted process s a shoemaking technique invented in the 1860s and is still incorporated in all their shoes. In this process, the upper is stitched to a leatherband call a "Welt." The Welt is then stitched to the sole, producing a strength that provide years of wear.
When it comes to work boots, few makers have the same claim to fame as Redwing. They've been making tough-as-nails workboots in Red Wing, Minnestoa since 1905, turning out footwear tough enough for the demanding work of loggers, farmers and miners. Over 110 years later, and they're still crafting the Redwing Heritage originals, largely unchanged from their original design, and luckily for us, they look just as good out on the town or shoveling snow as they do on a lumberjack's feet.