John Lofgren Engineer Boots - Horween Chromexcel Black

Lot: LK-003

If you are looking for the absolute best in engineer boots, this is it.

Starting with the custom made last designed by John Lofgren to give the boot a 1950's silhouette (no toe bump, with a taper to the shape).

The rest of the construction details are equally good as the the leather used, Horween Chromexcel. With that fantastic leather comes Japanese steel shanks, British Goodyear welting, and brass-coated steel buckles made in Tokyo. Even the labels are made on shuttle looms. All of this is put together at one of the best footwear factories in Japan.

• Horween USA Chromexcel hide
• built on the John Lofgren 110 last (Japan)
• D/Medium width
• Heavy single, double and triple stitched sewing
• 1.75" stacked woodsman heel (Japan)
• 10.75" shaft
• Japanese made steel shanks
• Goodyear welt construction with USA made storm welts
  
• Triple stitched at high stress points
• Hand-stitched shaft seam
• Vibram 705 half soles and 700 heels (USA production)
• Made in Japan brass buckles
• shuttle-loom woven labels
• includes Japanese made John Lofgren Bootmaker box and dust bags

Made in Japan

Choose 0.5 size smaller than your Brannock device size. (approximately the half size bigger than size of your RW Iron Rangers)

John Lofgren Bootmaker Engineer Boots are based on careful examination of several pairs of vintage engineers from John's archive. Hours and hours of design, redesign, and more pattern adjustments and sample builds than anyone could possibly tally. The end result represents "Made in Japan" at its finest, painstaking attention to detail, master craftsmanship. These engineer boots stand as the masterpiece of the John Lofgren Bootmaker lineup, a boot that conveys the passion and commitment to excellence of this brand. These are the pinnacle of engineer boots.