Object: Man's boots
Brand:
Timberland
Date: 2013
Medium: Beige suede, brown leather, synthetic material, and gold tone metal
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Timberland
Object number: 2013.88.1
DescriptionMan's beige 6 inch construction boots in waterproof suede with brown leather padded collar; beige track soles in synthetic material; hexagonal eyelets in rustproof gold tone metal; yellow and brown striped cord laces; Timberland tree logo stencil at outside heel; gold metal chain with leather logo tag - Guaranteed Waterproof Timberland at right boot top eyelet; topstitching
Label Text:Hip hop devotees were a driving force in bringing workwear into fashion during the 1990s, modeling their styles on the blue-collar workers of their communities and the street hustlers who needed warm, dry shoes to weather the elements. Despite the exposure and sales they brought, Timberland, Carhartt, and Filson distanced themselves from the inner city youth market in a 1993 New York Times article, dismissing the workwear fashion trend that is now an enduring classic.
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style
- Trend-ology
- Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme