![]() The high production quality creates a boot that’ll last you many winters and L.L. Bean isn’t suppressing quantity to create hype-they just can’t keep up with demand. ![]() It takes a combined 85 minutes of labor to make just a single pair. The company has made the boots in Maine since their creation in 1912 and even today everything is done by hand through a combination of almost 400 people. One thing that hasn’t changed: Bean boots are still made in America, even as the number of domestically produced things has dwindled. Now, they’re using more modern machinery and techniques to contend with the 50,000-people waitlists that build up over the winter. Bean first fused the leather and rubber components together in his brother’s basement. It’s a funny looking combination but that unique look has made it a recognizable icon in American fashion. The way they combine tank-like indestructibility with what I like to generously describe as a funky style is the most pragmatic reason you’ll be disappointed if you wait to snap these up.įirst invented by Leon Leonwood Bean-they just don’t name people like they used to-as “the antidote to wet feet.” The boots are rubber on the bottom to keep water out and leather on the top. Overhead Instagram shots of them are as a reliable indicator of fall as Pumpkin Spice Lattes. ![]() Snow is similarly no match for these beasts. The way the boots plunge into water without leaking would impress Captain Nemo. Bean boots famously sell out every year and you can’t talk about why they’re in such high demand without singing their praises.
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