Just Deserts
So far they’re most popular among the hip-hop crowd, but Clarks Desert Boots are one item that’s ripe for crossover. The desert part means they’re impervious to sand, but the main appeal is the roomy,...
View ArticleThe Devil’s in the Details
If you’ve leafed through the front of this month’s DETAILS, you might have seen the usual bunch-of-stuff section titled “Investment Pieces.” It’s not a bad angle—they certainly need to address...
View ArticleThe Latest Crew
We got a look at the J.Crew Spring/Summer 2010 preview today, and in addition to adding Hill-Side ties and Clarks Wallabees to their stable of collaborators and buddy brands, they’ve kept things...
View ArticleVintage Britney Is Encouraging Patriotism
The Origin of the Parka: Secret Forts shows Sierra Designs some love. [Secret Forts] Boot Up: A fond farewell to the inventor of the desert boot, Nathan Clark (as in Clark’s). [WWD] Get Terse: A...
View ArticleDesert Boots Have Hit the Saturation Point
via Primer Magazine Walking to work this morning, we spotted no less than five gentlemen wearing suede desert boots. Six, if you count the pair on our own feet. It’s no wonder; they’re great shoes. On...
View ArticleThe Camouflage Takeover
Camouflage is having a banner year. Last week it was the venerable trad standby J. Press hopping on the trend, and this week it’s the makers of the indispensable boot of the desert, Clarks. That’s...
View ArticleThe Desert Work-Boot
When desert boots hit the saturation point last winter, guys started thinking of new ways to make them their own again. (Also, they were wearing holes through their crepe soles.) And so a small group...
View ArticleIf These Boots Could Talk
Fall is a special season for many reasons. For some, it’s football season. To others: sausage season (or motherfucking decorative gourd season). But here on Kempt: it’s boots season. And that means...
View ArticleThe Stat Sheet: Clarks Navy Nubuck Desert Boots
Desert boots have been thick on the ground in menswear circles for some time now, but you’re most likely to find them in a dusty suede or waxed brown leather. Which is why this navy pair with a...
View ArticleRude Boys, Desk Jockeys and the President
Today’s must-reads from around the Internet. Handsome new desks, Jamaica’s love affair with Clarks desert boots, Barbour goes back in time and… »
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