LL Bean duck boots are some of the most iconic waterproof shoes of all time. As a car-less New Yorker, I practically live in my rubbers from November – April, mostly because they’re the best shoe in the world for keeping your feet dry in the grueling Northeast winters. The LL Bean lifetime guarantee is pretty clutch too.
The demand for duck boots skyrockets every year, often times with a waiting list that’s months and months long by November. According to Business Insider, Bean has figured out how to handle the demand for 600,000 pairs of its boots every year AND if rolling out new colorways. If you’re preppy Northeast yuppie scum like me, this is huge fashion news. Via Business Insider:
The designs include different leather colors like a “plum” purple or “red wine” maroon, while some will have “brick” red or “sail” orange soles. Others are in a different style from the traditional lace-ups, like the Chelsea boots. There’s one boot that, at 16″, is much taller than what L.L. Bean usually offers. Once winter comes around, there will also be boots that are lined with flannel or shearling.
The shoes will be released on a rolling basis throughout the year, based on what season the boot is most appropriate for. The additional colors released already for this spring are no more expensive than the normal L.L. Bean boots, but the ones with special linings, lacing systems, or heights likely will be.
Need those brick ones so bad.