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Lakeshore Jump Boot

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Lakeshore Jump Boot

Hand-Lasted Goodyear Welt Construction. C.F. Stead® Classic Calf® Leather. Partially-Structured Cap-Toe with Hand-Brogueing. Black Vibram® 705 Half Sole. Stacked Leather Heel with Deadstock Cat's Paw Twin-Grip Heel. Barbour® Storm Welt with Wheeling Stained and Finished by Hand. Full Calfskin Lining. Tone-On-Tone Stitching. Polished Brass Eyelets & Speedhooks. Round Waxed Cotton Laces.

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Lakeshore Last

The Lakeshore Last exhibits the versatility and character demanded of a professional shoe. Crafted to fit with precision, this last provides durability and distinction from morning commute to evening cocktail.

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Vibram® 705 Half Sole with Deadstock Cat's Paw Twin-Grip Heel

Vibram's oil-resistant workhorse half sole is fitted atop 14-iron leather and stabilized with a steel shank for durability and comfort without compromise. Each sole is then hand-fitted to a deadstock Cat's Paw Twin-Grip Rubber Heel which has been stored in a climate-controlled warehouse for roughly 50 years.

Vibram® 705 Half Sole with Cat's Paw

C.F. Stead® Classic Calf

Classic Calf is an aniline full-grain French calf with subtle pull-up and rich depth of color, featuring C.F. Stead's famous finish of natural oils and waxes that results in the perfect balance between texture and sheen.

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More than Made in USA

We are 100% committed to manufacturing all our footwear and accessories in the United States.

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Fully Recraftable

All our footwear is 100% recraftable, meaning it can be re-soled again and again.

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Fit for Command

Bespoke Officer Boots of World Wars I & II

In WWI and WWII, American Field Officers (those of Major or greater rank) were required to have one pair of shoes or boots for their dress uniform and another for the field, but they were not required to procure footwear from the Quartermaster. All shoes and boots still had to meet certain standards defined by the uniform code and in accordance with their division. Officers may otherwise indulge their personal preferences, whether it be a fine calf or vachetta leather, a double-leather or half sole, or even a silhouette based on the boots worn by British or French officers. (This explains why dressy “Jump Boots” of our day have little in common with the knee-high boots worn by WWII Paratroopers—they are based on boots worn by their Airborne Division superiors—those who did more jumping out of Jeeps than an airplanes).

Most officers, being the prudent and practical sort, opted for a variation of their standard-issue footwear, but made-to-measure and hand-lasted from a heavy veg tan leather, a premium rubber half sole, and some subtle hand-finished details they could appreciate without making the wrong sort of statement to their men, most of whom would have been lucky to have any well-functioning boots within two sizes of their Brannock measurement.

Our Field Officer Boot and Lakeshore Jump Boot highlight this footnote in shoemaking history, retaining the form and function of boots assured to all who served—and remaining faithful to the hand-crafted charm of boots commissioned by those who most assuredly would refuse to ever compromise.

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Lakeshore Jump Boot

Lakeshore Last

Vibram® 705 Half Sole with Deadstock Cat's Paw Twin-Grip Heel

C.F. Stead® Classic Calf

More than Made in USA

Fully Recraftable