Alden and Leffot have been collaborating as long as your firstborn child was making his way through elementary school — which needless to say is a while. This collaborative take on the Naval boot is a welcomed departure from the brown shoe/boot options we’re used to seeing from the duo. Made from Horween Shell Cordovan leather in a lustrous black finish. Barrie Last. Double Leather Soles. $680 USD.

Side Note: A lot of menswear bloggers are very quick to dismiss black shoes/boots without much to back up their sentiments. To me, black shoes play an integral role in completing a man’s footwear collection. While the versatility of black shoes might not get you as far as a pair of brown shoes would, they definitely hold their place paired with the right trouser(s). Think greys.

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