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Brigadier Boots-Folk
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Brigadier Boots-Folk

A tougher visvim boot with horsehide grain and military posture.

$1,440 at VISVIM
VISVIM $1,440 ↗

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Story & heritage

The Brigadier Boots Mid-Folk is named in visvim's official OLD VISVIM NEVER DIES list with an eight-year duration, positioning the boot inside the brand's long-use archive.

Compared with the Virgil, the Brigadier reads harder and more military: a cap-toe boot built for visible ageing, scuffs and changing leather tone.

Materials & craft

The official product page lists Italian vegetable-tanned horsehide, a Vibram/leather outsole, replaceable outsole, hand-sewn Goodyear welt construction, pigment-free lining, cork insole, leather welt and leather midsole.

Italian vegetable-tanned horsehideVibram/leather outsolereplaceable outsolehand-sewn Goodyear weltpigment-free liningcork insole

How to choose & style

Pair it with straight denim or wide chinos, not delicate tailoring. The cap toe and thick welt look best when the trouser hem has enough weight to meet them.

BlackDark BrownLight BrownMid-FolkHorsehideGoodyear welt
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