TIMBERLAND

In 1952, almost twenty years prior to the release of the modern Timberland Boot, Nathan Swartz bought into a Massachusetts company called The Abington Shoe Company. In 1976 the company launched the famous Timberland Waterproof Boot before officially changing their name to Timberland in 1978. Timberland rose from its working-class origins to eventually be adopted by the fashion and music elite.