In light of those recently affected by Hurricane Helene, Thursday Boots is getting in on the relief effort through a new initiative.
According to the New York-based footwear brand, it will donate 100 percent of the profits of its new Thursday Showtime Sneaker Boot in the Toro red and black colorway directly to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.
The company, which is turning 10-years-old next week, is launching the shoe as part of its limited-edition Black Label collection. Each sneaker-boot hybrid features rare leathers and has been crafted by the brand’s most senior artisans and comes in three colorways – 5 Tanneries, Natural Shinki Cordovan and Toro. The style retails between $360 and $525.
For this exclusive release, the 5 Tanneries colorway is a nod to the five tanneries that the brand used to make the boot – Shinki-Hikaku (Tokyo, Japan), Maryam (Tuscany, Italy), C.F. Stead (Leeds, England), Badalassi (Tuscany, Italy), and Horween (Chicago, USA). Each of these tanneries have contributed some of their best leather to a different area of the boot, the company said.
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As for the Natural Shinki Cordovan colorway, the company used natural oil cordovan leather from the Shinki Hikaku tannery in Hyogo, Japan. And the charitable Toro colorway is made of Curtumes Ibéria’s nappa leather.
All of the boots are finished with gold-standard Goodyear welt construction, a buttery soft leather interior lining, a padded tongue and collar for added support, shock-absorbent performance footbeds, Vibram Christy Wedge outsoles and long-lasting leather laces.
Thursday Boots is the latest company to contribute to those effected by the recent hurricanes that have hit the U.S. in recent months.
The Two Ten Footwear Foundation — the charity organization dedicated to assisting shoe people in times of need — has activated its protocol for a major disaster response in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Tennessee-based Soles4Souls is also stepping up. The non-profit said it is working with partners in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene to deliver new shoes and clothing to them as soon as possible. Soles4Souls said its mobilizing to deliver much-needed relief, but while they have the inventory, the organization is currently fundraising to help with the shipping and logistics cost of transporting those items.
