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Nepenthes Hathorn Boot
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September 11, 2009 by Ryan Willms
September 11, 2009 by Ryan Willms 
It's been almost a year since we first mentioned these boots from Nepenthes but they're back. This time around in a beautiful smooth leather. I don't know what it is about deep chestnut brown coloured leather on footwear but it has me swooning every time. I've always been a fan of the Hathorn thanks to it's simple three-piece upper and sleek silhouette and I've been entertaining the thought of a lower cut boot more and more lately. I think combined with the classic Vibram sole the smooth oxford boot has a great contrast about it that can be worn across any number of different styles. The gold eyelets and multi-coloured laces offer that much more detail. Taking inspiration from a certain 100 poster around here, I think with some cropped pants and maybe even a pair of Fair Isle socks you'd be well on your way to a great looking autumn look.
Reader Comments (5)
the wedge sole is a little much here w/ the curved toe. they look like some shit that tom cruise would wear when taking pics w/ katie holmes to get an extra lift.
Great looking leather but I agree the sole is almost a third of the shoes height in proportion. Kim Jong Il would rock em.
SKINHEAD MOONSTOMP!
I live in the uk and was wondering if there is any way of getting hold of these or maybe something similar, a good walking shoe with light vibram sole. Does Simon know how to get hold of those russell moccasins maybe? Thanks
@ Philip... You'll need a Japanese proxy but you can buy these here...
http://www.nepenthes.co.jp/shop/s15.html
The exact pair of Russell Mocs I mentioned were also collaboration with Nepenthes which are no longer available. Here's the full post on them...
http://inventorymagazine.com/updates/2009/06/russell-moccasin-nepenthes-multi-combo-country-oxford/
If you click "the original" it will take you to Russell's site and their version of the shoe. You can add a natural Vibram sole for $7.50. However, I don't think they ship personal orders outside of North America so it would help if you know someone out there.
Alternatively, you could consider these...
http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=252
They're more of a workboot rather than a walking shoe but they have a similar appearance to the ones Owen posted.
Hope that helped.