   
Upper - Black Chromexel from Chicago's Horween Tannery
Outsole - Stitched down Amazonas rubber sole with handsewn moctoe.
This handsome chukka boot is a collaborative style between Quoddy Trail and 3sixteen. Quoddy Trail employs expert sewers who craft each shoe by hand from start to finish. The shoes are made of rich chromexel leather and are fully leather-lined for comfort. They also feature a full leather vamp, silvertone eyelets, and a handsewn lock-stitched tip and kicker. Handmade in Maine.
These shoes were crafted with a black rubber sole as an exclusive style for Epaulet. 14 units were produced.
CHROMEXEL LEATHER
Chromexcel is produced by Horween Leather in Chicago, a family-run tannery that dates back to 1905. It's produced using a bark retannage from a proprietary recipe, and then genuine hot stuffed with a blend of natural oils and greases. The resulting "pull-up" leather yields a rich, deep finish with very subtle shade variations. It breaks in easily, shines up brilliantly, and is incredibly long-lasting. The Chromexel of your Deck Chukka will develop more character as it ages - month after month, and year after year.
SIZING AND FIT
The Quoddy deck chukka fits true to dress shoe size and is medium width. In comparison to sneakers, you'll want to size down one half for the proper fit (eg, take a 10 in the Deck Chukka if you wear a 10.5 in Nike's). The Chromexel leather has a short break-in period. It will feel stiff at first - especially at the heel - but will soften quickly and last for years.
ABOUT QUODDY
In 1909 Harry Smith Shorey started making his own shoes in Downeast Maine. Today, the tradition continues in Perry , on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay, smack dab on the 45th parallel; half-way to the North Pole and as far east as you can travel in the continental U.S.
The Passamaquoddy tribe of eastern Maine have an ages old heritage of craftsmanship, from their moccasins to their birch bark canoes and containers to their famous woven baskets, all done without man-made materials or adhesives. Craftsmanship combined with a high level of artistry are what made these products special and allowed them to perform so well in the sometimes harsh conditions encountered in the big woods and ever changing ocean of Maine.Harry was a big believer in the performance and quality of handsewn moccasin construction. It is legendary for its comfort, durability, and ability to conform to one’s foot over time for a true custom fit. Quoddy continues this long tradition of handsewn craftsmanship today.
Quoddy harkens back to the time when hand-made was the norm, when output was measured in dozens, not thousands. In a large modern factory individual shoes pass through the hands of as many as seventy people before leaving the factory floor. At Quoddy, one person handsews your shoes at their bench - the quality of that pair is a testament to the individual skill that went into making them.
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