Rizzoli Frye: The Boots That Made History: 150 Years of Craftsmanship

A celebration of the iconic role of Frye boots in American culture and fashion, featuring a mix of archival, rock-and-roll, and celebrity photographs. In 1863 John A. Frye opened the doors of a small shop in Marlboro, Massachusetts. The shoes he made were not meant to be icons of fashion, yet somewhere along the line Frye boots became just that the same boots originally worn by pioneers and servicemen began to be featured in international fashion spreads. Jackie Kennedy wore them. John Lennon wore them. Rock stars and celebrities as diverse as Bruce Springsteen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Pattinson, and Sam Worthington wear them today. In hundreds of images by top photographers such as Bob Gruen and Jake Chessum, as well as photographs shot specially for the book, Frye boots are seen rocked out and urbanized, accessorized and coveted, worked and roughed up, always flaunting their inimitable style and all-American cool.