The Dark Oak Roughout article is the perfect combination of a heavier-weight leather with a soft, forgiving characteristic. This is a true roughout article, meaning it is full-grain leather, but leather is turned inside out, using the flesh side for the surface. Since the full-grain side is still intact, the leather has its structure and strength while offering the waxed suede texture for the unmatched character.
Variations of the Chelsea boot have been a staple worldwide fornearly twocenturies. This slip-on patterndatesback to the early 1800s as a riding boot, which is how it originally earned the 'Paddock boot' name. Only in the mid-1900s, when the boot was popular in England, was it referred to as a Chelsea,a district insouthwest London.
This patterncarries over tomultiplecategories. It's easily dressed up or down, and in certain parts of the world, it's a preferredstyle for work boots, given theclosed pattern and slip-on practicality.
The Grant Stone Chelsea is a combinationof these categories. The goal was to find a balance between the Western and refined look. It will fit the billas the work-horse boot or the daily commuter.Most importantly, we used strong, proven components to ensurelongevity.
The UK last fits half a size large and has a fuller fit throughout, similar to our Leo last.
Variation is expected as this article is theantithesis of a cookie-cutter article.