Owned and operated by a fifth-generation shoemaker, Crown Northampton is known for its luxury sidewall stitched sneakers (dubbed the highest quality sneakers in the world by Rose Anvil’s Weston Kay) and stitchdown footwear, made to order in Northampton using the finest leathers and footwear components.
Unfussy and fine-tuned, each of Crown Northampton’s silhouettes focuses on understated elegance and structural perfection. Encapsulating this ethos is the newly released Everdon Rambler. Fusing smart-casual cool with the ruggedness of hiking footwear, the Everdon is one of the cleanest lug-soled ‘boots’ we’ve ever seen, perfect for weekend rambling and city trotting alike.
Coming in a fleet of types and shades of leather, there is something for everyone as long as you don’t mind that they are handmade in Northampton, England, and feature a Vibram All-Weather sole. We know, we know, a very tough sell right? Set apart thanks to a striking whole-cut one-piece upper with French binding and D-rings with speed hooks, these boots are like that vase/ face optical illusion. One minute they are sleek sneakers, the next, hearty hikers. But unlike the former, you can enjoy both things at once without going cross-eyed. And for that, we have generations of Northampton shoe-makers to thank.
Available for $470 from Crown Northampton
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