Supreme x Sorel Caribou Boot
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Sorel Caribou is a waterproof winter boot introduced in 1972, built on a vulcanized rubber outsole and lower shell bonded to a full-grain waterproof leather upper with seam-sealed construction and a woven nylon shaft. Each boot includes a removable 9mm ThermoPlus felt inner boot rated to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Sorel was introduced in 1962 by Kaufman Rubber Company of Kitchener, Ontario, a Canadian rubber-goods maker in business since 1907; the brand was acquired by Columbia Sportswear in September 2000 after Kaufman entered receivership. The Caribou has remained in continuous production for over fifty years as the defining Canadian cold-weather work boot. The FW24 Supreme collab adds a stamped-metal box logo to the tongue and co-branded laces.
About Sorel
Sorel is a Canadian footwear brand founded in 1908 in Barrie, Ontario, originally producing rubber-and-leather work boots for the Canadian outdoors. The brand's Caribou boot, introduced in 1972, became the definitive cold-weather boot for extreme winter conditions, rated to -40°F with a vulcanized rubber shell and removable felt inner boot. Sorel is now a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Company.
