Designer Steel-Toed Boots, Already Destroyed

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Aug 24th 2008 at 10:01AM

There are few things better in life than slipping your feet into a favorite pair of well-worn, comfortable, broken in shoes. It's such a luxury because it takes months and even years to get shoes into that broken-down customized state.

Or does it? Maison Martin Margiela has designed this Steel-toed Destroyed Boot that comes pre-broken in. And in a serious way too -- the leather is so distressed on the toe that the steel lining actually shows through.

I think they look awesome in pictures but I can't help feeling like buying something already destroyed like this is cheating -- isn't what makes a pair of worn boots so cool the stories behind how they got that way? $1,145

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Gallery: Maison Martin Margiela's Steel-Toed Destroyed Boot

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John Aug 24th 2008 11:35AM

The other day my teenage niece praised the look of my worn jeans. She was actually surprised and found it "cool" when I told her that all the wear patterns in those pants were my own and not made by some machine at the factory.

Pre-worn items are idiotic.

ZeitgeistXIII Aug 24th 2008 1:09PM

Thats like wankers buying "used"leather riding jackets and dont even ride. I agree the wear carries the story my leather jackets and pants have travelled with me all over the world whne I have gone riding and they look it. NO amount of fakery ever will replace the real deal.