Timberland, in a few lines
The Timberland story comes down first to one shoe: in 1973, in New Hampshire, the Swartz family developed a waterproof leather boot, thanks to a sole molded directly onto the upper. They called it the Timberland, and the company took that name a few years later. Built for workers and the great outdoors, the yellow nubuck boot was adopted in the 90s by the New York hip-hop scene, then everywhere else. The 6-Inch Boot remains the benchmark model, alongside boat shoes and regular collaborations.