The Moc's are the original work boot styles that made Red Wing famous. They where designed for the workers on the farms and factories with a lightweight crepe sole with a minimal tread design to reduce the mud and dirt that would cleave to under your shoes. The name of the Moc came from the word moccasin, the Algonquian Indian word for shoe and became an icon for the Red Wing brand.
Last weeks we found some old late 19th-, early 20th century pictures of miners and factory workers wearing them, and we decided to make a shopwindow to celebrate this boot with its strong heritage.
In the window some new and old Red Wing Shoes 8131 6" Moc Oro-Russet's and 877 8" Classic Moc Oro-iginal's. Enjoy them all over here >
The best thing of having shop is that you meet a diverse range of people and get to know all their different stories. Pauke Dekker is one of those clients. Being a chef cook and running her own company to serve delicious meals for private dinners, she often goes to Laneuvelle, France, to get some real ingredients. Laneuvelle is a small place where people grow their own food, from mushrooms, wine and escargot to all kinds of fruits and vegetables, whatever the season is offering. We're really happy to see a pair of Red Wing Shoes 877 Classic Moc Oro-iginals in a wine yard. Thank you Pauke for sharing your lovely story!
Our friend Yamandu is crossing Europe to document the the new union, the new borders and our new partners in ’Europeans’, a photographic project that is running for a few years already. Every now and then we receive postcards from another corner of the Union, and every time when he’s back he shares his great stories and images from the road with us.
We decided to support him with a proper pair of 877’s (the 8" Classic Moc Oro-iginal), and he decided to document them aging while on the road. And it’s good to see they’re not only used as a good companion for the road as photographer, but it turns out Yamandu is a good logger as well! (pictures by Norbert van Leijen)
Keep an eye on The Europeans >
