Desert boots meets Chukkas

Opening Ceremony – Desert boot

In the wake of the everlasting sneaker fetish that all self-respecting young men has gone through and are probably still stuck in, comes kind of a new breed in the form of a bastard child from fine suede suit-shoes and sneakers. It is not really a new phenomenon, more an evolution that has happened over the last many years. This particular bastard comes in the form of a mid sized boot that you can find in tons of shapes but for most parts has a short lace and uses leathers combined with different forms of rubbers.

From the sneaker side comes Vans with the Chukka boot that they have had for decades and from the high fashion side comes Opening Ceremony with their classic take on the boot.

I have tried to collect a small selection here with the most current offerings with both good and bad examples.

Vans – Chukka boot

Nike – Zoom Toki

Yves Saint Laurent – Desert boot

Visvim – Desert boot

Victim – Chukka boot

Raparo – Felt Desert boot

Pierre Hardy – Double ring

Ipath – Langston

Flaph – Angel Desert boot

Dr. Martens – Desert boot

Clarks Originals – Desert boot

Bedwin – Desert boot

A Bathing Ape X Regal – Desert boot

Alife – Chuck boot

Adidas Originals – Desert boot