Unveiling their first-ever collaboration, Timberland and artisan Japanese leather-based items label Hender Scheme have put an expensive spin on the American footwear model’s basic 3-Eye Lug Boat Shoe. For the cross-cultural tie-up, Hender Scheme reimagines the enduring preppy mannequin with premium leather-based and revolutionary design particulars.
Sourcing from an area Japanese tannery, Hender Scheme makes use of untreated premium full-grain leather-based to permit the footwear to tackle an genuine patina with long-term use. The fabric begins as a lightweight beige and develops right into a deeper brown hue because it ages. The collaborators say that “no two pairs are alike,” that means that every shoe boasts a singular character that solely will get richer over time.
Hender Scheme follows the overall design of the unique silhouette, giving the visibly heftier leather-based heart stage. Together with the signature Timberland emblem placement on the lateral panel, small Hender Scheme wordmarks are embossed on a small leather-based tab and a detachable diamond-shaped tag. Whereas particulars just like the kiltie tassels on the toe field give the design a classic really feel, embossed leather-based eyelets inject the mannequin with a recent twist and showcase Hender Scheme’s experience in leather-based manipulation.
The Timberland x Hender Scheme 3-Eye Lug Boat Shoe will likely be supplied in a web based raffle on March 12 and later, on March 21 within the model’s Japanese shops.
