Shoe of the Week: Gucci x The North Face Go For a Hike

It took a pandemic for many to start exploring the great outdoors — but fashion’s obsession with it actually started a few years ago, mostly in the menswear market, where anoraks mingled with blazers and outdoor boots were styled with full-on suiting. Gucci was among those dabbling in the haute hiking boot, introducing its hybrid Flashtrek in 2018, a faux-gritty trail-runner type whose crystal-studded harness did nothing to help it fit in with real hiking footwear. Gucci x The North Face hiking boot, backpack and bucket hat. CREDIT: Joshua Scott This year, the Italian luxury brand made good on more than just an homage to the outdoors, partnering with The North Face for a buzzy, blowout collaboration that includes patterned puffers, technical backpacks, bucket hats — and one lace up boot whose lack of gender signaling is replaced by one giant hybrid logo. The boot has a chunky rubber sole that is actually done with a Goodyear welt upon closer inspection. Rope-like laces, hefty metal eyelets and a padded leather upper give it a rugged-but-still-sleek. There are not too many bells and whistles, which makes the gender-neutral footwear easier for everyone to wear; easier for everyone to pair with a variety of hiking

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