S&S x Wesco Van Cleef III Veg Tan Engineer Boot

The Van Cleef engineer boots were one of our original collaboration styles with Wesco, returning several times and with several updates over the last decade. The Van Cleef III has the most up-to-date fit and details, but one thing that never changes is the natural leather, selected because of how dramatically it ages with wear darkening through exposure to UV light, dirt, and oils. Based on a 1930s style engineer boot from the Wesco archives, the Van Cleef series all feature triple needle stitching on the vamp and heel counter, double needle stitching on the top of the shaft, and our favorite — V-stitching on the back stays. Nordic brass buckles hold the straps together on top of a sturdy a Vibram 700 outsole and heel. Unlike the prior two editions, this one is a full 11” height. Made using Wesco's bombproof and rebuildable stitchdown construction, the uppers are all made from a supple undyed essex leather from Horween in Chicago. This leather needs virtually no break-in, and is pretty much immediately comfortable on the foot. As an undyed leather, there will be natural variations in color, texture and grain, and there may be small marks, nicks, spots on the boots when new — this is normal, and is not a considered a defect or a blemish. Although the boots start out light, they will darken considerably from wear, developing a unique patina for each wearer over time. We suggest choosing 0.5 size smaller than brannock for the best fit. Though these are labeled as E-width, they fit like a standard D-width boot. Horween Natural Essex undyed vegetable tanned leather Leather will darken and patina dramatically with wear Stitchdown construction Boots are resoleable and rebuildable by Wesco Unstructured toe Shaft narrowed by 1.5 inches Motor Patrol 1339 last Vibram 700 outsole and heel Natural edge midsoles Spring steel shanks Nordic brass buckles 1” longer instep strap Triple needle vamp and heel counter stitching Double needle stitching at top of shaft V-stitching on backstay Made in Oregon, USA