A nearly century-old hunting boot is catching on with a younger generation that sees the utilitarian footwear as hip. L.L. Bean’s familiar duck boot with leather uppers and rubber soles — designed for ...

Way back in 1912, when Leon Leonwood Bean set out to make a boot that would keep his feet warm and dry during hunting trips in the western Maine backwoods, he probably had no idea his footwear would ...

The Bean Boot has been a staple of outerwear for well over 100 years, and continues to rely heavily on its original design principles. I spent weeks testing two distinct versions of L.L. Bean’s 8-inch ...