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THE CHELSEA
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A Chelsea boot is the least demanding thing you can put on. No laces, no decisions, and it goes with almost everything already in the wardrobe. Which is why most men own one, and why most men own one that has quietly stopped being smart enough to wear anywhere that matters.
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The Byrne, in pull-up calf
The one that ages in the right direction.
Pull-up calf leather, in brown or black. It lightens where it creases and darkens where it is polished, so it looks a little more like yours every month rather than a little more tired. Welt and stitch, lined and insoled in natural calf leather, on a branded Vibram VI-Lite sole that copes with a wet pavement. £119.
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£119
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The Byrne, in calf suede
For the nine months a year that are not quite winter.
The same boot in soft calf suede, brown or cognac. Suede reads warmer and less formal than polished calf, which makes it the easier of the two with denim and the harder to get wrong on a Saturday. Same welt and stitch, same leather lining, same Vibram sole underneath. £119.
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£119
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Every leather still runs UK 7 to 12, unbroken. That is rarer this far into a summer than we would like to admit.
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JOHN WHITE
Est. 1919 · Northampton, England
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