The traditional 6-inch wheat Timberland boot, beforehand reinvented as a excessive heel and splashed in pink by Cam’ron, has achieved a brand new milestone: Borrowed as inspiration for Donald J. Trump’s newest quickie merch drop. Trump—who launched a $100,000 watch with a tourbillon yesterday and a pair of excessive tops in July—has simply introduced his “Combat Combat Combat” boots.
Whereas the six-figure diamond-encrusted timepiece suits the Trump model we affiliate together with his high-flying Eighties period and the purple MAGA hat represents his more moderen run as a pugnacious populist, it’s arduous to say how these boots (and his sneakers, for that matter) relate to him in any respect. They’re a staple of New York Metropolis model, a favourite of generations of rappers like A$AP Rocky and Jay-Z. However nowadays Trump is far more carefully related to Mar-a-Lago than Manhattan, and it’s secure to imagine that the boots are pitched at blue-collar staff and never rapper moguls. Is that this stolen workwear valor for Trump, who has sometimes visited worksites in a swimsuit and a tough hat? It’s one factor for Bushwick youngsters to put on double-knee Carhartt pants, fairly one other for a presidential nominee to hawk a pair of development staples he’s by no means been seen sporting. (Though his spouse Melania has.)
Nonetheless, Trump brings his typical markers to the footwear, which function an American flag design on the padded collar, the previous president’s signature, and the phrases ”Combat Combat Combat” in what seems just like the default font in Canva. In addition they include the identical disclaimer that accompanied the watches: “The photographs proven are for illustration functions solely and might not be an actual illustration of the product.” Trump Sneakers will make 2,000 pairs and the previous president will randomly signal eight of them. The cash will go to Trump, who has plenty of authorized payments, and never his marketing campaign.
