Brass Boot

A classy yet casual boot with superior materials and gorgeous crimson chrome excel leather. Worth the premium price for better break-in and versatile styling potential.

recommended

recommended

recommended

Outstanding value in a heritage work boot — Horween Chromexcel and Goodyear-welt construction you'd normally find on far pricier boots, with a generous toe box, at $435.

An innovative departure from the moc toe category rather than a copy or homage — the apron stitch is brought inboard of the sidewalls, giving a rounded, curved-in toe profile instead of the 875's straight angles. Refined, well-finished and tough, though the reviewer won't claim the tweak makes it qualitatively better, only genuinely different.

An older hiking boot fitted with a Commando lug sole that he hardly wore during the 12 weeks.

A one-piece hand-puckered mocktoe done a little differently than the genre — rounder toe and an inboard stitch give it a more casual, less work-boot look. Extremely comfortable, well broken-in, and highly recommended.

Grant Stone's cleverly refined take on the moc toe — rounded toe and inboard moc stitch make it dressier than a Red Wing 875 or Thorogood, yet it's a tough, heavy, comfortable boot that held up to an aggressive hilly bushwalk.

A rugged adventure boot with excellent durability, protection, and grip after three years of regular weekend hiking. The reviewer considers it one of their favorite outdoor adventure boots, comparing it favorably to Thorogood and Red Wing 875 in terms of construction quality and natural materials.