BERYLL’S VINTAGE BOOTS

THE VINTAGE BOOTS ARE DEFINITELY ON THE WAY BACK AS IF THEY EVER LEFT. YOU WILL SEE ME IN A PAIR OF THESE.
Beryll’s brand-new vintage

L.A.-based Beryll’s Asphalt boots exist in a strange terrain between new and vintage, bespoke and off-the-rack. They’re new—but they’re made from vintage leather from the seventies, one at a time, essentially making each boot a custom job. That leather gives them an X-factor that this lifelong boot fan can’t thank Beryll enough for: With their broken-in aesthetic, they don’t scream “look at my new boots!” for the first few months that you wear them. (Added bonus: They come in a decent-sized Army surplus-y bag big enough for, say, laundry, assuming you’re not a college student.)
$580, available at Fred Segal, 420 Broadway, L.A., (310) 395-9792, and Maxfield, 8825 Melrose Ave., L.A., (310) 274-8800, or online at beryll.com