Yes, it's time to give your mom a proper pair of boots. To play it safe, you can add some flowers, but a pair of Engineers or classic Moc's will definitely fit her. Enjoy the weekend!
We've got some amazing pictures of the rare Red Wing Shoes 8180 6'' Moc Toe Green Katanga Leather from Fred Bschaden from Redwing1905.
This shoe was produced for a very limited time which explains why it is really hard to find in Europe and Japan. If you ever find these, make sure they will be yours!
In the picture you can see that this pair is starting to break in, the damaged spots of the dark green color are starting to get lighter which makes it even more beautiful. Because of the nice green color in combination with the yellow/brown laces it looks like a military shoe from WWII. We are really excited how these will look after 10 years of intense wearing.
Would it be amazing if Red Wing Shoes starts producing them again? More Moc's here >
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 perfect match in style, and probably the oldest match in history is definitely Red Wing Shoes and Levi's Vintage Clothing. We simply love this look at Tenue de Nîmes, the Red Wing Shoes 8125 8" Classic Moc Blueberry Muleskinner together with the amazing Levi's Vintage Clothing 1890 501 XX Spur Bites Limited Edition jeans. The Levi® Strauss & Co. archives bought the original jeans in 1997 for $25,000. These legendary jeans were made between 1890-1901 in San Francisco with XX 9 oz. denim from the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. The name ‘Spur Bites’ refers to the damage at the leg openings that are typically the result from wearing spurs and riding boots, something cowboys from back in the day were well familiar with. The spur bites were repaired with a number of patches from a variety of denims, one of which is the same as the jeans itself. This suggests that it was at least the second pair the wearer owned. He sacrificed one pair to save another. The yarns were dyed with natural indigo. This piece is sewn in the USA, limited to 501 pairs worldwide. A truly amazing piece to accompany your Red Wing boots.
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 >
