Wombatti II Triple Row Stitch Down w/ Cortina Sole

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Italian stitch-down leather boot with Cortina lug sole

Handcrafted in Italy on a European Tyrolean last, this boot utilizes a triple-row stitch-down construction that fastens the full-grain Italian cowhide upper directly to the midsole. The setup features an Italian Cortina lug sole infused with cork chips, referencing the sole design originally introduced for the 1956 Winter Olympics alongside 1930s American work boot construction.

Features

• Heavy-duty, triple-row stitching secures the upper directly to the midsole
• Italian Cortina rubber lug sole is infused with vintage-style cork chips
• Built on a European Tyrolean last with a wide toe box
• Made in Italy

Sizing

• The Wombatti II fits true to size. Take your usual boot size.

Materials

• Upper: Opera’s “Crazy Horse” Cow Leather
• Shoelace: Genuine Cow Hide Leather
• Insole: Full Veg-Tan Leather with Memory Foam
• Interior: Leather Tuck and Steel Shank
• Midsole: 3mm Leather Midsole and 2mm Rubber Composite Midsole
• Outsole: Soft-Compound Rubber Cortina Lug Sole with Cork Chips

About Yuketen

Every now and then, you get a mad scientist-type innovator who seems to bend all the rules. It turns out that Yuketen’s lead designer, Yuki Matsuda, falls into that category—and his work has totally paid off, since he’s now one of the most revered shoemakers out there. Using traditional shoe-making techniques and heritage styles as his foundation (think work boots and moccasins) he reimagines the whole shoe—adding here, taking away there, resulting in a modern hybrid of all the best-looking and comfiest parts.