FREENOTE CLOTH X WHITE'S BOOTS - 55 LAST CRUISER BOOT - C.F. STEAD CRAZY COW

For this installment of our White's collaborative series, we wanted to use a leather that you don't see often, something that was both subtle and loud at the same time with plenty of patina potential. White's was kind enough to dig through their archives and found some beautiful C.F. Stead "Crazy Cow" tannage leather in Urban Brown. This leather is a flesh out article with loads of depth and pull-up resulting from a layer of wax that is trapped beneath the natural antiquing and aniline top coat during the tanning process. The leather is also shrunken resulting in prominent grain marks that give it a rugged texture from day one. We made a couple of tweaks to the standard Cruiser configuration in the form of a block heel and lineman patch with brass hooks and eyelets and handsewn stitchdown construction. The final result is a classic brown boot that is suitable for just about any occasion.

American workwear has always been one of the biggest inspirations here at Freenote. Naturally, when an opportunity to work with one of the all-time great Made in the USA brands presented itself, we didn't hesitate. White's Boots has been around since 1853 (not a typo, they have been cranking out boots since the mid eighteen-hundreds). Built to the highest standards, White's is a household name with loggers and wildland firefighters in the Pacific Northwest. Their boots are designed with durability and all-day comfort as the top priorities.