S.W.C STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB VINTAGE CANVAS HIGH-TOP BOOTS - SIZE 43

A PAIR OF VINTAGE STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB CANVAS HIGH-TOP BOOTS REPRESENTING THE ICONIC BRITISH WORKWEAR BRAND'S CLASSIC SILHOUETTE. THESE BOOTS FEATURE THE CHARACTERISTIC PADDED ANKLE COLLAR, LACE-UP FRONT CLOSURE WITH ORIGINAL TEXTILE LACES, AND THE DISTINCTIVE EMBOSSED S.W.C BRANDING TO THE HEEL TAB.

IDENTIFICATION AND MAKER:
- MAKER: STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB, LONDON
- BRAND MOTTO: FREEDOM OF THOUGHT (WOVEN INTO INTERIOR LABEL)
- SIZE: EU 43
- MANUFACTURING ORIGIN: VIETNAM
- HEEL TAB MARKING: EMBOSSED S.W.C STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: HEAVY-WEIGHT CANVAS UPPER IN NATURAL CREAM/BEIGE TONE
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: RUBBER SOLE UNIT, CANVAS INTERIOR LINING, ORIGINAL TEXTILE LACES
- CONSTRUCTION: VULCANISED RUBBER SOLE ATTACHED TO CANVAS UPPER
- HEEL STRUCTURE: PADDED CANVAS COLLAR WITH REINFORCED HEEL TAB

DIMENSIONS:
- SIZE: EU 43 (APPROXIMATELY UK 9)

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THESE BOOTS SHOW AUTHENTIC VINTAGE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE USE OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THE CANVAS UPPERS DISPLAY CHARACTERISTIC CREASING, SURFACE DISCOLOURATION, AND PATINA THROUGHOUT. THE RUBBER SOLE SHOWS HEAVY WEAR WITH SIGNIFICANT TREAD LOSS, PARTICULARLY TO THE HEEL AND BALL OF THE FOOT AREAS. THE HEEL TABS EXHIBIT COMPRESSION AND CREASING. THE CANVAS LINING REMAINS INTACT AND VISIBLE. ORIGINAL TEXTILE LACES ARE PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, SOLE SEPARATION, OR CANVAS TEARS ARE EVIDENT. THE OVERALL APPEARANCE REFLECTS HONEST VINTAGE CONDITION RATHER THAN RESTORATION OR ARTIFICIAL AGEING.

PROVENANCE: VINTAGE BRITISH WORKWEAR. STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB BOOTS WERE PRODUCED FROM THE 1980S THROUGH EARLY 2000S AS AFFORDABLE, DURABLE ALTERNATIVES TO PREMIUM WORKWEAR BRANDS. THIS PAIR REPRESENTS THE CLASSIC CANVAS CONSTRUCTION FAVOURED BY WORKERS AND LATER ADOPTED BY VINTAGE AND STREETWEAR COLLECTORS.

STEPNEY WORKERS CLUB BOOTS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE IN VINTAGE MARKETS, PARTICULARLY EXAMPLES IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH VISIBLE MANUFACTURING DETAILS AND AUTHENTIC WEAR PATTERNS. THESE BOOTS APPEAL TO VINTAGE FOOTWEAR ENTHUSIASTS, WORKWEAR COLLECTORS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN BRITISH HERITAGE BRANDS.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia