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Interestingly, Viberg clearly used and advertised dead-stock outsoles, but the heel cap appears to be from a much more recent run. Famous for the white circles inside of them, Cat’s-Paw outsoles have seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years after they went out of production. Again, more like a traditional PNW boot rather than what Viberg has been putting out for the last decade.įlipping the boots over, you’ll find the “Cat’s-Paw” branded halfsole and heel cap. Going with that curved heel is a higher heel. Personally, I love it, but I know these designs can be a bit controversial. This is fairly common on brands like Nicks and White’s, but much rarer in Viberg-world. In other words, the heel is curved inwards. The first thing you’ll notice is that the natural-colored midsole comes with a fairly sloped logger heel. The mid and outsole of the Viberg Engineer Boots are one of the most interesting aspects. That gives us the chance to dive in and see if we all should have been paying more attention, or if there is a reason these sat in their warehouse for years.Ĭat’s Paw Outsole – White in the Back / Cream Up Front This seemed like the perfect time for me – someone who’s always been a bit intimidated by engineers – to strike. At the recent sample sale in New York, they had an entire table of these. Unfortunately for Viberg, people didn’t seem to bite. Horween Horsebutt – with shell intact, deadstock Cat’s Paw outsole, Japanese hardware. If I described it to you, it sounds like a slam dunk. Produced almost exclusively as collaborations for the majority of its life, ended up releasing a run all their own a few years back. In fact, I bet there are a lot of people out there that didn’t even know Viberg had this pattern. I have to admit, Viberg isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when I think of an Engineer Boots. That’s only three years after their famous service boot in the 2030 last was widely available. However, it might surprise you to hear that Viberg has had this pattern since 2014. One of the first to produce this was a collab for Himel Bros., that is fairly well know. However, while Viberg’s history is well known, their engineer boot history isn’t. If you’d like to learn a little bit more about them, click here. Viberg as a brand has been covered here several times in the past.