Desert Boots Made In Italy

The first pair of men s desert boots was designed by nathan clark in 1947 to help soldiers in world war ii walk in desert conditions.

Desert boots made in italy.

Clarks originals return to their roots this season with fresh iterations of their iconic desert boot silhouette. A lowly intern unearthed nathan clark s original designs for the desert boot the one that started it all in the very back of a file cabinet. Made in italy this pair have been handmade using italian vegetable tanned suede with a raw edge designed to age beautifully. This collection has been crafted from janus butt suede from british tannery charles f.

Stead one of the world s softest suedes. While clarks is now manufacturing again in the uk it is also building high end versions of a few styles in italy. Italian desert boots arthur knight shoes javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Clarks originals desert boots are an institution.

Every pair is hand numbered making them truly individual. Like many shoe brands uk based brand clarks moved its manufacturing overseas in the mid aughts. The shorter stitch lengths that are used to construct their. Also set sale alerts and shop exclusive offers only on shopstyle.

As we can see in archive photographs the 1968 university movement was associated with an iconic shoe. 100 made in italy designer desert boots by arthur knight. Handmade in italy this icon is a limited edition. Shop 50 top made in italy desert boot and earn cash back all in one place.

While the original desert boot was made in england made of english leather it is now mostly made in asia with a few exceptions of making it in italy. 1968 and desert boots. As unique as its design only 356 pairs have been made in each of the four exclusive color ways. A classic since clarks made it first in 1950.

Italian cobblers make em with the utmost care following the original specs down to the t to get it right by mr. Comfortable understatedly stylish and affordable the famous crepe sole boots have become the go to in many a man s shoe arsenal. For over a decade the brand s iconic desert boots were made in countries including vietnam and india but recently the brand has focused on bringing production back to europe. Desert boots for men in a range of suede leathers at discounted prices.

The history of desert boots.