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Timberland collabos with streetwear king Stussy to create another classic shoe. Gore-Tex lined with a Vibram outsole. Timberland knows how to craft a classic when they want to.
I caught these Abington trekkers on a pass thru Century21. My Abington collection is so official right now.
I was going thru my archive this weekend determined to find a pair of boots that has seemingly disappeared from my collection. What I did find were some classic styles that Timberland has yet to retro.
Before I do the drop with all the boot pictures I wanted to reminisce on the Timberland box. I have more Timberland boxes from the 1980s acting as storage containers for all kinds of things. Those cardboard boxes were built as tough as the boots were.
Walk with me thru my timeline…
1986-1991 – Seeing the forest for the trees
This is when Timberland was made in the U.S.A. I still have a handful of pairs from this era. I’m actually searching for a 40 Below I seem to have lost within the archives. These boxes are veritable brick shithouses. They aren’t going anyhere.
1992-1996 – Leather Label
The leather label and leaf marked Timberland’s entry into Asia factories. I have plenty of great boots from this era of Thailand manufacturing. The Timberland BSFP outsole debuted during this period.
1993 – Wind, Water, Earth, Sky
The World Hikers that were made in Italy came in this box. Square and oversized, I have a special section of the archives to stash these big ladies. The World Hiker 68023 wasn’t made in Italy however. It was a Thailand product.
1997-2001 – Ansel Adams type scenery
Timberland shifted their manufacturing plants again. This time to China and the Dominican Republic. Most of my current archive is from 1998 up to the present. One of the reasons is that I had to purge my reserves as I moved from Queens to Long Island and then from Baldwin to Freeport. I retained my undeniable and irreplaceables, but I did eBay some styles I thought would be re-manufactured.
Polo Ralph Lauren’s vintage appeal is about to come full circle from the brand itself. PRL recognizes the value in retrofitting the hardbody collectors with classic designs. But PRL likes to add a twist to their legendary looks.
The new River Rapids polos are Custom-Fit short sleeve knits
I’m digging the reinforced stitching shoulder yoke on these knits.
Peep these knits iLL linked us to from PRL U.K. website…
I’m definitely putting a call in to copp this I.T. The colorblocking is supreme. I FUXXX with this piece.
The closer we get to the retro release of the 40 Below Superboot for Timberland’s 40th anniversary the more hype I get. I had to pull out a pair of classic Superboots just to reminisce on how tough these shoes really are.
Do you see that elephant skin leather? Timberland was doing elephant skin was before Nike put the print on a pair of Air Jordans. Do the knowledge los Internetos.
These leather on these boots is so official I had to have them resoled as opposed to asking Timb to replace them when the foam midsole failed.
