Founded in 1924 as an outerwear firm focused on functional apparel, Belstaff was relaunched in 2011 as a decidedly British luxury brand rooted in motorsports, aviation, and military design. In the 1950s and 60s Belstaff expanded their white-label production of gear for Britain’s armed services and territorial police forces. These archival styles inspired the new Belstaff x Grenson Service Boot No. 1 in black bookbinder leather ($625.00), Service Boot No. 2 in brown waxed suede ($675.00), and Service Boot No. 3 in black grain leather ($625.00). All 3 pairs are made on Grenson’s 213 boot last – a last similar to those used to shape military boots decades ago, with a more exaggerated, wider shape than contemporary styles. Each pair is Goodyear welted, with a full leather insole and a reinforced base. They also feature black leather storm welts and rubber commando soles, which are stained and waxed to keep moisture out. It takes Grenson six to eight weeks to make every pair of Belstaff boots, skin-to-box, in their Northamptonshire factory.
Belstaff x Grenson Service Boots – belstaff.com
