Guidi’s Engineer Boots Are Amazing — And Amazingly Rare (EXCLUSIVE)
Big boots are a dime a dozen. The second the weather dips a bit, you see a million hit the road. This big boot is special. It was handmade in Italy to the specification of venerable LA retailer Maxfield and repurposes a silhouette only rarely trotted out by even-more-venerable tannery and shoemaker Guidi. It is art. And it is treated as such.
Only 10 pairs of Maxfield’s exclusive Guidi engineer boots were produced, making this big boot a big deal for anyone who truly cares about, well, big boots. And these are amazing big boots, both in terms of height and make. Their thick suede upper is obscenely sumptuous and the lug sole epitomizes the kind of bad-ass sturdiness that every boot aspires to, though the rear zip gives them an unexpected ease of wear.
Also unexpected is that they feel of the moment in a manner unusual for a heritage silhouette remixed by two wizened fashion lifers.
“Black has always been a defining part of the Maxfield vocabulary—timeless and expressive. Guidi brings that depth through material and craftsmanship,” a representative for the retailer tells Highsnobiety. “The Black Engineer Boot embodies that shared language, and with only 10 pairs made, it represents the kind of rarity and intention that both Maxfield and Guidi have always valued.” You don't get Guidi engineers very often, either: even amidst the company’s vast footwear offering, these tall pull-on boots are supremely uncommon.
The boots, available on Maxfield’s website, reflect the state of things in menswear and at Maxfield. Look at the labels with whom the store has partnered: Enfants Riches Deprimes, A.Presse, Rick Owens.
These are labels emblematic of make and mission, each guided by their own unshakeable sense of self. No one thinks like these guys, you know? There's a bit of grunge, a lot of material obsession, and products that could've only come from each imprint. Point of view. It’s rare.
Maxfield’s Guidi boots are like that. A classic working-clas model made all-new through obscenely indulgent finishing that could only come from Guidi. Or live at Maxfield.
