Blundstones: The Best Work Boots for Gardeners?
It’s unusual that fashion trends intersect with the gardening world, where practicality, not sartorial whims, tend to rule. The Chelsea boots rise to ubiquity is down to several factors easy elasticated sides that allow the boots to be pulled on and off in a mere second... ...or two and comfort that doesn t require a break in period it is truly the unbox and wear boot functional soles water resistance and near indestructible construction At Great Dixter, Blundstone’s Safety Boot series are the boot of choice with their leather uppers, a kickguard, steel toe, as well as a heat-resistant outsole (up to 140 degrees Farenheit). Photograph courtesy of Louise Bell. After long-term devotion to the original boot, I recently tried out the winter thermal series which features shearling insoles and Thinsulate lining. The waterproof Thermal Series Chelsea boot in rustic brown is £210 ($249.95). Photograph courtesy of Blundstone. The company was founded in the nineteenth century in Hobart Tasmania where the firm is still based when British immigrant John Blundstone set up... ...a shoe business at first importing British made Chelsea boots and then later establishing his own factory and tannery and producing his own footwear Despite his son joining the family business by the Great Depression the family was forced to sell to another... ...family the Cuthbertsons who had also relocated from England and set up a shoe business in the mid nineteenth century Fellow Dixter volunteer Marc O Neil fashion designer turned garden designer wears the brand s vegan boots which were introduced... Photograph courtesy of Louise Bell. ...a couple of years ago For professional site work though he says that the steel toe capped boots are a requirement Earlier this year the New York Times suggested that the humble boots could well be the defining footwear of the early 2020s. A few months later Kate Moss was on the cover of HTSI the Financial Times weekend magazine in a shimmering long... ...Missoni gown and Blundstone Originals and shared that they are her go to boot for Glastonbury gardening and dog walking too The Original Boot in stout brown is £170 ($209.95).