There’s no bad time to buy a pair of Blundstone boots, but there are definitely better times to buy ‘em. If we were to rank said times, the beginning of December—when the weather gets a bit wonky and the socks get a bit thicker—would occupy the top spot, promptly followed by “whenever they’re on sale.” Well, folks, that time is now, on both accounts: thanks to Huckberry’s ongoing Cyber Week Sale, the Australian brand’s hero product happens to be on a rare 10% discount—and not a week into December, to boot.
We’ll level with you: the savings aren’t staggering. But considering how infrequently Blundstone boots go on sale, any time you can finagle a small deal on them it’s actually kind of a big deal by default. After all, there are precious few fashion-world-approved shoes that retail for anywhere around $200, let alone deliver the kind of return the 500s do at full-price.
In celebration of Cyber Week, the fine folks at Huckberry have knocked about $20 off the brand’s downright iconic 500 and 510 Chelsea boots, both crafted from Blundstone’s signature weatherproof oiled leather. (As of this morning, we’ve also clocked comparable savings on both silhouettes via Amazon.)
Each of the rugged Tasmanian slip-ons boast 55 years of field-tested weather-busting prowess, which helps explain how they secured the honorific here, and have played nice with every type of pant thrown their way over the course of those five-plus decades.
For proof, I asked GQ senior commerce editor Avidan Grossman, who’s sworn by Blundstones for years, wearing ‘em with tattered Carhartt double-knees, fraying Levi’s jeans, sawed-off Dickies work pants, and just about every trouser in between. “Blundstones are the ultimate shitty-weather boots,” Grossman says, touting their everyman appeal and an aura that sits squarely between Merrell’s Moab 3 and Diemme’s Roccia Vet on the crunchy-cool spectrum.
Looking to snag a replacement pair, or just needed a little persuading of their mettle? Now’s your best chance yet to buy one of menswear’s all-time wear-with-anything boots at a rare discount.
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