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Mark McNairy for INVENTORY ITEMS
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November 2, 2009 by Ryan Willms
November 2, 2009 by Ryan Willms 
One of our most exciting collaborations this fall was with New York's Mark McNairy. Our navy bucks have been getting a bit of notice around the Internet, but we wanted to make note of our first footwear collaboration. Mark McNairy's classic American prep aesthetic has seen high praise from his work at J. Press, 68 & Brothers and more recently his own footwear collections with the Sanders factory and Weejuns. We took one of the most classic models, the bucks, from Mark's New Amsterdam collection and changed the colours, added a spare set of laces, our heel stamp on the inside and actually our run of shoes is made in a different width. As the average English foot tends to be a bit wider, so we had our bucks made in a D width to suit our own feet a little nicer. The Goodyear welt looks great on the Red Brick Sole, and is complimented perfectly by the navy blue suede and leather lined interior. It was a shoe we've been after for a couple seasons but haven't been able to track down in our size and outside of Japan. It's simple, but with the lightweight sole and dark coloured upper, the shoe is perfect for year-round wear. We're proud to present our first footwear collaboration and were happy to work with Mr. McNairy. These have been a staff favorite at INVENTORY, as each of us have been putting regular wear into our ideal navy bucks this fall.
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Available in the INVENTORY Stockroom, $350
Reader Comments (7)
gosh, these are really nice. must find more money!
Is it US sizes listed in the store? If so, what's the UK size equivalent- is it US9 = UK8 or US9 = UK8.5?
seriously good looking shoe. well done guys!!
Yeah, that red sole is really looking fresh and fun.
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. We're really happy about how they came out.
The size US9 would be a UK8, I'm quite sure. US9.5 - UK8.5 etc
-rw
I've had my eye on thee since seeing early mentions/photos of other blue bucks this past spring. I'm just hoping they'll last in my size until I have some more funds to make the purchase. Great work!
By far the most awesome shoe available. Since it's a little out of my budget right now, I'm going to go with the similar blue suede chukka boots from Red Brick Soul available at Epaulet. Regardless, these are absolutely amazing. Well done Ryan, as per usual.