16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (433+ words) Leather and water, famously, don't tend to get along. So, for much of human history, soaked-through leather shoes were just another inconvenient fact of daily life (depending on where said life took place, naturally). Puddle-jumpers today are practically spoiled for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (858+ words) LeBron James has tricked out his trusty Whoop fitness tracker with a hand-painted, basketball-shaped charm by London-based brand Poubel. Leave it to LeBron James to make a fitness tracker look cool. The four-time NBA champion has tricked out his trusty…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (624+ words) Looks like a boot, laces like a shoe: the chukka is the great in-between. Named for the word that indicates a period of play in polo, chukka boots were first adopted by British soldiers serving in India before seeing more…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (480+ words) From a Cosmic Game Set to Boots From a Paul Newman-Favored Brand: 2 Drops on the Vault'Robb Report Whoever first claimed that patience is a virtue was wrong (or at least, very frustrated). No one needs to stoically, passively wait for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (453+ words) As an urban apartment dweller who hasn't had to shovel snow in well over a decade, I don't tend to give much thought to how insulating a given pair of boots may be. That was until a memorable wintertime trip…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (138+ words) We laced up in countless pairs, from Chelseas and chukkas to hiking and combat boots, to test them in the real world. First, a note on testing: Once we found our top picks, I requested samples from each of the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (111+ words) Todd Snyder has teamed up with Balmoral Defender to design a stunning Land Rover Defender restomod. Only 10 examples will be built. The Todd Snyder x Balmoral Defender City Black The restomod is finished in Niagara Gray The 44 features a Sonnenland…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (64+ words) Curating Life's Luxuries Since 1976 Subscribe for full access to Robb Report. Includes the digital edition. The Osprey Custom 44 OC90 in profile. The Osprey Custom 44 OC90 sits on pavement with a small grin. The steering wheel and center console in the Osprey Custom…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (593+ words) It was Queen Victoria's own bootmaker, James Sparkes-Hall, who applied the recent invention of vulcanized rubber to add flexible side gussets to the sides of the monarch's riding boots. Like many fashions that originate in royal households, the style soon…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (476+ words) After months spent slipping into loafers, lacing up sneakers or sliding about in sandals, fall provides the opportunity to get back into real footwear'by which we mean boots. It is, however, a curiosity of modern times that boots are considered…...