Timberland
USA icon Timberland was forged by New England’s unforgiving outdoors and shaped by three generations of family vision – the iconic yellow boot debuted in 1973 and became a cultural legend. Today, that heritage lives on in two standouts: the Timberland® 25 6-Inch Boot – same iconic style, 25% lighter – and the easy-on/off Cortina Valley, both built with recycled materials and a commitment to protecting the planet. Get them at Pat Menzies!
Merry People
Merry People was born in 2014 when founder Dani Pearce – farm girl turned city dweller – couldn’t find a boot that worked for both worlds. Starting out at farmers’ markets, she built a grassroots brand around the idea that gumboots belong in everyday life. Today, Merry People is a global brand with 30,000 five-star reviews.
Skellerup
Skellerup’s footwear business grew out of Marathon Rubber Footwear, founded in Christchurch in 1939. On 21 October 1958, the first Red Band rolled off the production line – the world’s first mid-calf gumboot – quickly becoming a beloved Kiwiana icon. With a heritage dating back to the 1930s, Skellerup has long been trusted for quality rubber footwear made for life outdoors and now enters a new chapter with Skellerup Lifestyle shaped by the rhythm of daily life, with its first release, the Meadow Ankle Boot, available now.
Meadow Ankle Boot in Black/Midnight
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Meadow Ankle Boot in Black
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Meadow Ankle Boot in Black/Olive
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Clarks
Founded in 1825 in Street, Somerset, Clarks has spent two centuries quietly redefining footwear. Its greatest contributions – the Desert Boot, designed by Nathan Clark after spotting British Army officers in crepe-soled suede in the second world war, and the Wallabee, a moccasin-style loafer remain virtually unchanged, adopted by beatniks, mods, and Jamaican rude boys, and still among the most effortlessly cool boots ever made. Pat Menzies are celebrating 50 years of selling them!
Dr Martens
The Dr. Martens story begins in 1945, when Dr. Klaus Maertens, a German army doctor, designed an air-cushioned sole to aid his recovery from a broken foot. By 1959, British manufacturer R. Griggs Group had acquired the rights, incorporating the now-trademark yellow stitching and launching the iconic eight-hole 1460 boot in 1960. From an inexpensive workwear staple to subcultural symbol adopted by skinheads, punks, and grunge kids alike, few boots have walked a more extraordinary, or iconic, path. That path stretched to Aotearoa thanks to Pat Menzies.
Blundstone
John Blundstone arrived in Hobart, Tasmania after a 93-day voyage from England, founding his boot-making business in 1870. Over 150 years, that commitment to quality has endured the Great Depression, two world wars and every shift in fashion from 1960s counterculture to festival season. The iconic #500 Chelsea boot series, created in the 1960s, became a global phenomenon – equally at home on building sites, farm tracks and city streets the world over. Fun fact, they first arrived to Pat Menzies from Tasmania in a sack – no boxes, just twine!
Barbour
Founded in 1894 in South Shields, Barbour has spent over a century defining British countryside style – from oilskins for sailors to one of the world’s most recognisable heritage brands. Its wellington boots carry the same commitment: iconic, beautifully crafted, and built for muddy paddocks and city pavements alike.
