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The 9877 – from Japan

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This autumn, we bring a Japan exclusive to our Red Wing Shoe Stores in Europe. Until no exclusively available for the Japanese market, the 9877 ‘Irish Setter’ features unique details that were seen on the earliest versions of the iconic ‘Irish Setter’ hunting boots collection.

By 1936, Red Wing Shoe Company was manufacturing the 668, a 10-inch field hunting boot. It was the precursor of the iconic 877, introduced in 1952. The 877 became an iconic boot from the ‘Irish Setter’ hunting boots collection. Over time, the leather color of these boots evolved and changed from bright yellow/orange to red and back to orange. For this special edition, Red Wing Shoe Company created Gold Sequoia leather, inspired by the earliest color of the hunting boots. The original color came from the bark of redwood. The 9877’s light color replicates that initial yellow/orange. Besides the Gold Sequoia leather, the boot has some very distinctive traditional details inspired by past designs.

Woven tag. The first 877 boots had a woven tag inside. Down the road, the tag changed to printed ones with various prints. The tag for the 9877 is woven and has the first version of the design, the Irish Setter logo, on it.

Rectangle bar tack stitch. Until the 1980’s, the rectangle bar tack was applied to strengthen the moc toe stitching. With a change in construction, the tack became unnecessary. Re-introducing the bar tack rectangle required Red Wing Shoe Company to reach out to a retired employee, to maintain the machine needed for this production. And so, the former employee backed to the factory.

Puritan Stitching While current 877’s are built with a Lock Stitch, the backstay of the 9877 is attached with a Chain stitch, using century old Puritan sewing machines.

“RED WING” text branding These boots have the traditional ‘RED WING’ brand embedded in the quarter, normally seen until the 1980’s only.

Mahogany & Sage color thread In the 1950’s, Red Wing Shoe Company worked with Mahogany and Sage color thread instead of black. These threads are now applied in the 9877’s stitching.


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