Bench Wyatt: Boots for AW10 and Beyond.

If it didn’t promise to be so embarrassingly cringe-inducing, I think I’d probably consider composing a song in the vein of Marilyn Monroe’s Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, swapping diamonds for boots, and girls for boys. Since stomping onto the menswear market in earnest circa AW09, boots have come to establish themselves as a staple of any self-respecting, half-interested-in-fashion gentleman’s wardrobe. And it’s with good reason, since – as I’ve said countless times before – they’re to men, what vertiginous heels are to women. Interpret that as you will, but when it comes to gender stereotypes and befitting garb, boots most definitely compound your masculinity.

^ Bench Wyatt boots

Since getting my hands on a pair of Grafters a while back, I’ve been searching for a more comfortable, versatile pair that would take me from an afternoon of lectures to a house party. After lengthy consideration (Twitter followers may recall my relentless deliberation), I opted for this leather and canvas contrast pair (‘Wyatt’) from Bench, and my feet are thanking me for it, too.