Man's boots
Brand
Timberland
2013
Beige suede, brown leather, synthetic material, and gold tone metal
Gift of Timberland
Object number2013.88.1
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.
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; topstitchingExhibitions