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  • Mike Chukka Boot - Bitter Chocolate
  • Mike Chukka Boot - Bitter Chocolate
  • Mike Chukka Boot - Bitter Chocolate
  • Mike Chukka Boot - Bitter Chocolate

Mike Chukka Boot - Bitter Chocolate

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    The Description

    Maintaining momentum in the ever-changing world of fashion and footwear is not as easy as it may appear. While we want to add new designs and finishes, we realise the importance of staying true to Tricker’s reputation for outstanding manufacturing and quality.

     

    Known as the shoemaker for quality country shoes and boots, we look for ways to reinvigorate our core styles. One way is to search for new leathers and finishes which will breathe new life into iconic ranges such as the Mike “Chukka” boot.

    The Leather

    Our latest addition to Construct is African Antelope Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus Strepsiceros) - or more commonly known as Kudu. This leather is treated with a full wax impregnation, making a feature of the natural grain blemishes.Indigenous to a variety of African countries, they are highly praised for their meat as well as their horns and are culled regularly for export, as well as local consumption, to the benefit of local communities.We are using Waxy Kudu leather for our Chukka boot, which has been used for footwear in Africa for over two thousand years, due to its unbelievably hard-wearing qualities.Due to their grazing habits mainly amongst thorn trees, the Kudu hide features scratches and scars. These marks give the leather its inimitable character making each pair of shoes and boots unique.Available in Bitter Chocolate

    The Fit

    This last has been used for decades. It is part of our history and character as England's oldest shoe manufacturer.The size (length fitting) of Tricker’s footwear made on this last (4497s) is true to size, we recommend sticking to your regular than a regular UK. If you are unsure of your UK size, use our size guide to convert your known size to a UK size.


    SHOE KNOWLEDGE

    Chukka Boot

    The Chukka boot’s origins are relatively obscure – originally known as ‘vellies’ ( Veldskoene or colloquially vellies), a South African walking shoe, they were first made by 17th-century Dutch settlers.

    LAST No: 4497s

    This last has been used for decades. It is part of our history and character as England's oldest shoe manufacturer. The size (length fitting) of Tricker’s footwear made on this last (4497s) is true to size, we recommend sticking to your regular than a regular UK. If you are unsure of your UK size, use our size guide to convert your known size to a UK size.

    The last is a hard, three-dimensional form on which the shoe is constructed. Depending on the style of shoe we use different lasts, this is what dictates the overall shape, proportion, fit and character of the shoe.

    Learn About Lasts

    Kudu Leather

    Kudu leather is known for its durability and strength, as well as its unique texture and grain pattern. Due to Kudu's grazing habits, mainly amongst thorn trees, Kudu hide becomes scratched and scarred. These marks give the leather an inimitable character, making each pair of shoes and boots unique. People extol Kudu for their meat as well as their horns and cull them regularly for export, as well as local consumption, to the benefit of local communities. This leather is a by-product of local food industries and we only purchase it in limited amounts.

     

    We recommend using Neutral Shoe Polish and Neutral Shoe Cream to maintain Kudu Leather.

    Why Tricker's

    8 weeks | 260 processes

    10 min watch | The Construction Process

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    8 weeks | 260 processes

    10 min watch | The Construction Process

    A True Investment

    100% Repairable

    It's inevitable that shoes will need a bit of TLC from time to time but look after them and they will last you a lifetime.

    We offer a fully inclusive repair service from re-heeling to total makeovers.

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    Uncompromising Standards

    Built To Last

    Our uncompromising standards of craftsmanship, honest materials, environmentalism and sustainability are values that have been preserved and developed through five generations.

    Every material used in our construction can be traced back to its source.

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