Anatomy of a Feit Goodyear Hiker

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This hiking boot is a limited-edition collaboration with Park & Bond.

We sat down with fashion editor Josh Peskovits and Jared Flint to create the perfect hiking boot: one that is simultaneously rugged and refined, and as they said, “as ready for dinner at Torrisi’s as a hike in the Catskills”.

The Hiker features a genuine hand made Goodyear welt. A welt refers to a piece of leather which is hand stitched to the upper of a shoe as an attach point for the sole. This process was pioneered by the Goodyear family and is the traditional method for manufacturing men’s dress shoes.

The upper of the shoe is stretched over the last and stitched to a leather strip known as a welt. The Vibram sole is then stitched to this welt. This is a labour intensive process performed by expert craftspeople and allows for constant airflow through the shoe aiding ventilation, durability and strength.

Park & Bond ship with an extra pair of laces so you can tailor the look.