This year, VASQUE celebrates 60 years as an iconic American boot and shoe brand, providing a range of comfortable and durable footwear for any need. Its founder W.D. Sweasy travelled to Europe in 1964 and noted the popularity of hiking. On returning home to Red Wing, Minnesota, he determined ‘to create purpose-built trail boots to mobilize Americans outdoors.’
Since 1964, it has ‘built with purpose and intention to craft dependable, high-quality performance hike footwear’. The RE:CONNECT collection comprises the Here and the Now shoe ranges, available now, showcasing Vasque’s most versatile designs to date
The Vasque Here (rrp £110.00) features lightweight, sustainable materials that maximise comfort and provide ‘a reinvigorating experience with every step.’ The Here is designed to breathe, with a recycled polyester upper mesh, and is built on an anatomical last so that it wraps around the foot.
The Here features an extended heel midsole and outsole for on-road and off-road grip and the outsole brings aggressive Xlite lugs for enhanced multi-directional traction. Construction includes a 100% recycled polyester mesh upper, 85% recycled polyester webbing and lace, 60% recycled heel counter and a 20% sugarcane midsole.
The Here is available in both low and mid-height styles, in Tectonic Gray, Sphagnum Green (pictured), Peyote or Mocha Bisque colours; men’s size 7-14 or women’s size 6-11.
The Vasque Now (rrp £120.00) truly is a shoe designed for comfort and stability with a wider heel and forefoot design and internal fit sleeve for optimal midfoot support. It’s made with lightweight, breathable ripstop outer mesh and plush foams for a cushioned experience.
As with the Here, the Now is built on an anatomical last which wraps around the foot to provide a fit that allows you to move with an internal half-bootie construction and extended heel fit collar system.
Materials are largely recycled with 100% recycle mesh upper and internal sleeve and a 92% recycled internal heel pod, as well as an EVA footbed made with 20% Bloom Algae.
The Now is available in Moonless Night (pictured), Blanc de Blanc or Vaporous Gray colours; men’s size 7-14 or women’s size 6-11.
A Vasque classic, redesigned for 2024, St Elias is a technical hiking boot, with a full grain Nubuck leather upper, for long distance hikers and backpackers. The midsole, made from EVA and 20% recycled sugarcane, and the Vibram® Megagrip outsole system, together provide athletic flexibility and foot comfort.
A Vasque-exclusive multi-directional lug system ensures optimal grip and traction and the Gore-Tex® waterproof membrane means the St Elias will cope with varying conditions.
The St Elias is available in Clay full-grain leather (Men’s and Women’s), and Desert Taupe (Men’s and Women’s) or Black (Men’s). A full range of sizes are available, from 7-14 (men’s, medium or wide fitting), and 6-12 (women’s, medium fitting).