All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. On certain corners of the blogosphere in the s, Red Wing boots were ubiquitous. So whisper it quietly if you must, but hallmarks of the menswear era are steadily creeping back into the fashion psyche. Call it the comfort of heritage pedigree in uncertain times, but a familiar type of rough-hewn burliness is in style again.
Red Wing. I bought my first pair of the brand's chukkas in , when I was working at a boutique in Cleveland, Ohio. Fourteen years later, I own ten 10! What keeps me along with countless construction workers and Brooklyn baristas coming back is their craftsmanship and general longevity: these are boots that can take all kinds of beatings, and still polish up enough to wear with a winter-weight suit.
After about a decade of being the only guy at fashion gatherings still wearing them, it appears I have company again. Not sure where to start with your own collection? They debuted in at eight inches tall, followed two years later by the now-iconic six-inch version.
What, exactly, makes 'em so irresistible? From drizzly days to full-blown snowpocalypsesβor even just long-overdue date nights with my wifeβthey hold their ground at the entrance to my home from October to April, loyal sentinels of seasonal chaos. Besides their legendary shape, the fact that the Heritage Moc Toe and the Shop Moc are still handmade in the USβwhether in the original factory in Red Wing, Minnesota, or newer factories in Missouri and Arkansasβcements their status as true heritage icons.
Search Search. Sign In. Save this story Save. Red Wing's iconic Moc Toe boots out and about on a recent blustery day. Red Wing Heritage Work Chukkas.
