26.02.2010
categories: Timberland, What It Means To Be An OG
tags: What It Means To Be An OG - Part 1 - Original Timberland 40 Belows
tags: What It Means To Be An OG - Part 1 - Original Timberland 40 Belows
It’s a hard thing to teach but the quality of goods were 10x better than some of the shit companies put out today. Back in the mid 90’s before the big sneaker craze, Hiking boots were dominating the streets on Nyc and Timberland was on fire. These boots are 15 years old and have been in my closet forever because they are 1/2 size to small on me. I never even thought about selling these, these have serious sentimental value to me. extremely rich leather, Perfed yellow leather Gore-Tex lining, with a thick padded leather collar. These are the best made Timberland Boots ever. Do any of you remember these?
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wow wasnt old enough to remember the o.g but when i was at the old spot and the old heads went crazy for these when they re-released. one thing people forget is the history behind many of these shoes
with all these new sneaker releases people are forgetting real heritage.
[...] After Ronnie put his 40 Belows, with a GORE-TEX lining up, I discovered that they weren’t standard Super Boots (‘Super Tims’ to some DC heads apparently), but Super Guide Boots (on the left of the above image) introduced in the late ’80s too – he doesn’t consider the original Super Boot a 40 Below. As a Brit who obsessed over the east coast’s apparel and footwear picks via The Source and LP sleeves, from a serious distance it was an interesting discovery. Were there borough differences in the definition of a 40 Below? [...]