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French Army Ice Boots

January 29, 2021 By In Surplus No Comments

More truly unusual True Surplus, Discovered By Banana Republic: Can you imagine finding these in a store at the mall and taking them home?

From a recent eBay auction

Vintage Circa WWII – 1950’s French Military Ice Boots ~ Banana Republic–JJ Chabrat / Bordeaux

Up for sale is a pair of vintage French military cleated ice boots dating circa WWII with the following exterior measurements: 8″ tall, 12 1/4″ toe to heel and 4 7/8″ at the widest across the foot.  These should work out to a US 10 -11 1/2 wide, depending on the socks worn.  Construction is leather soles, green cotton canvas uppers.  These were put on sale by Banana Republic at some point and still have the original tag.

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Robyn Adams
Robyn's fascination with Banana Republic began in 1984 when her Alaskan adventurer father began buying the clothing and giving her the catalogs. She loved the clothes and as an artist she was drawn to the illustrations. She went on to study illustration at art college in BR's hometown of San Francisco and worked for years as a background artist for animation. She is now based in Oakland, CA as a graphic designer and illustrator with Secret Fan Base . She's been collecting and archiving at Abandoned Republic since 2011.

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