Horween's French Waxed Calf or...

Horween's blog is definitely worth a regular check as they give a nice amount of insight into projects they are working on with some of our favorite brands. This time they let us in on the leather treatment Yuketen have used on this fall's Maine Guide boots:

"One of my favorite leathers, that sees relatively little production, is an article that we call Huntsman – or Waxed Flesh or French Waxed Calf.  I would define it as high performance suede, but it’s not suede at all.  This leather is made almost exactly the same way as our Chromexcel, instead we finish it on the flesh (or suede side).  This colors, waxes, seals, and lays the nap of the flesh flat."

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"This creates a textured look that’s great for casual applications, and striking in more formal uses.  The Yuketen Maine Guide Boots shown in this post are an example of an unlined shoe, which is a particularly good use of this leather.  I mean, the inside of the boot is usually the surface used for the outside.

In the past we made Chromexcel for use in military boots that the Marines wore.  The soldiers would then themselves heavily wax the outside of the shoes which would darken them and make them more water resistant – we point here for the inspiration for this tannage."
—Horween

Comments

[Jason J.]

If I win lotto max on Saturday I will buy the last pair of these from TheBureau.
Dream boots.

[andrew]

Those wax loden green boots up top kill hands down - but they seem to be a sample and not a true release. If anyone has seen them anywhere please let the people know. I picked up the brown version from the Bureau ( they're not wax either, rather pebbled brown chromexcel ) and if you have the means, do it. They are flat out the nicest pair of boots I have ever owned. Beware of the width, and order a half size down.

[Chris]

andrew,

you can by it in Switzerland in the VMC store. I have one so it is not a sample. They are
fine boots.

Regards

Chris

[Horween]

Thanks for comments and the post. - Nick Horween

[Horween]

Thanks for the comments and the post, RW... Little typo in that above comment.