Solemates: The Best Lug-Soled Boots Right Now

Tackle any turf that gets in your way in these sturdy stompers.

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This feature originally appears in Complex's August/September issue.

Lug sole boots were once meant for the mountainside and construction sites, but now they’re pounding the pavement harder than ever. These three options have every guy covered. Bally’s dressy, deep red silhouette pairs with tweed trousers or dark denim, Stüssy and Timberland’s reinterpreted classics make your fanciest sweatpants or ripped jeans shine, and Grenson’s heritage-inspired footwear proves the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies to bench-made shoes (plus, they can easily be snuck under a suit). Time to put away your summer beaters and cop a pair of kicks that kick ass.

From left to right:

Bally, $625, available at bally.com

Stüssy x Timberland, $160, available at stussy.com

Grenson, $455, available at grenson.com

Diemme

Diemme, $430, available now at ssense.com

Red Wing

Red Wing, $380, available now at mrporter.com

Dr. Martens

Dr. Martens, $250, available at drmartens.com

Mark McNairy

Mark McNairy, $537, available at eastdane.com

Feit

Feit, $700, available at feitdirect.com

Paraboot

Paraboot, $530, available at gentrynyc.com

A.P.C.

A.P.C., $425, available at man.totokaelo.com

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