I don't mean to give you a history lesson, but I wanted to share the stories of the muses that inspired my spring 13 shoe collection for Wolverine 1000 Mile. I researched these historical adventurers while designing, and I tried my best to capture their trailblazing spirit. I am sure when you put on your pair, you will have a story of your own to tell.
The Arc Boot
The Nellie Shoe
Nellie Bly was born in 1864, and beginning at the age of 16,
became a trailblazing female journalist, exposing the plight of women in the
industrial workplace, traveling to Mexico to report the political climate of the
day, and going under cover to reveal brutal practices in the mental
institutions of the time. In 1889, inspired by Jules Verne’s “Around the World
in 80 Days”, Bly set off on a trip around the globe, reporting her adventure
for Pulitzer’s New York World. Follow in
her footsteps with The Nellie shoe, this lace-up with cut out detail is perfect
for your globetrotting adventures.
The Digby Sandal
Jane Digby was a native Englishwoman, who was a glamorous wanderer of literary proportions, whose many love affairs throughout the 1800s took her on travels across Europe and the Middle East. Digby was a lover of life and adventures, embarking on a lifelong journey, and encountering romances in Bavaria, Albania, and Greece, ending up in Syria, wife of an Arab Sheikh 20 years her younger. The Digby Sandal is the perfect shoe for a woman on the go, staying stylish and breaking hearts.
The Osa Boot
Our
American made boot is named for an American icon I have always been inspired
by, adventure woman, Osa Johnson, who in the 1920s and 1930s traveled to
distant lands, and along with her husband, made films and books documenting
their adventures. They introduced many Americans to exotic locales, and shared
their interactions with the wildlife and peoples of East and Central Africa,
the South Pacific Islands and British North Borneo.
Both in front of, and behind the camera, Osa was always stylishly outfitted,
and always prepared for her next exploration.
The Osa boot will be comfortable for long days, with added breathability
thanks to a canvas panel breaking up the leather, and a stylish strap to keep
your laces secure.
The Sappho Sandal
Sappho
was a legendary Greek poet, living right in the heart of the classical Greek
era. Her contemporary, Plato, considered her among the greatest muses of the
day, and her beauty and style were renowned by fellow poets. Few of her
romantic verses survive today, but her spirit lives on in the Sappho Sandal,
that takes the wearer from the agora to the beach and everywhere in between.
