Timberland: Født af kultur, båret af ikoner

“Timbs for my hooligans in Brooklyn.” This famous line from B.I.G's "Hypnotize" reflects a culture that transformed a single brand and a single shoe, the Timberland 6-inch boot, into a fashion icon. Today, it is indubitable that you haven't crossed paths with one of the iconic models from Timberland.

Vi ville høre vores community om deres oplevelser med Timberland-ikoner og diskutere kultur, deres egen styling af Timberlands og deres møder med et ikon. Før vi dykker ned i deres svar, skal vi forstå, hvordan Timberland blev det ikon, det er i dag. Det fører os tilbage til starten af 90’erne, som definerede moderne mode og stil, især inden for 90’ernes hiphop-miljø. Mobb Deep fremhævede tydeligt Timberlands på deres albumcover til ‘The Infamous’ i 1994. At sige, at de blev vist, er en underdrivelse; Timberlands var praktisk talt selve albumcoveret. Kort efter fulgte den berygtede Wu-Tang Clan trop, hvor alle 10 medlemmer bar Timberlands. Det startede en kædereaktion, der gjorde Timberlands til en fast del af trendsetternes garderobe i 90’erne. Det var ikke bare en håndfuld; alle fra Method Man, RZA, Jay-Z, B.I.G, Tupac og hele Wu-Tang Clan blev set i Timberlands.

By now, you are probably wondering how Timberlands are still as relevant today as they were more than 30 years ago. In our conversation with Deavy Rosse, a Copenhagen-based stylist and influencer, he emphasizes one word: "inspiration." He states that he is inspired both by the 90’s hip-hop scene and the culture around it—the culture that Timberland was born from but today helps to communicate. Deavy even mentions artists like Tupac and B.I.G as big inspiration for his personal style. However, he also emphasizes that Timberlands are for everyone; it’s not just a cultural thing, it’s fashion. Dressed in baggy Criss jeans by Hope and an Ezra leather jacket by Won Hundred, as he states that he likes to wear Timberland with Baggy jeans as it fits his personal style.

In our conversation with the Danish-Italian Lia, who lives between Copenhagen and New York, she agrees with Deavy that Timberlands are for everyone. As Lia strongly puts it, her brother who lives in the suburbs rocks Timbs, her mom rocks Timbs, and Lia, who lives in the city center, rocks Timbs.“Timbs are made for everyone.” Lia also shares some of her tips on styling her Timberlands, the styling is in the mixture between masculine and feminine, as she states you can do anything with them, if they are styled right. Throughout our conversation, Lia was wearing a pair of baggy jeans for a more masculine look but paired them with an Oliva top from TG Botanical to show some skin and add a feminine aspect. Lia reveals one of her key styling tips: breaking up more masculine outfits by adding plenty of jewelry.

Indtil nu har vi præsenteret to af de mest kendte kælenavne, som Timberland-ikoner går under: ’Timberland’ og ’Timbs’. Men ligesom med alle ikoner har vi hver vores måde at fortolke og style dem på. Så pas på: de går under mange navne, men kan altid genkendes på deres ikoniske status.

Gå over til vores Instagram for at udforske flere samtaler med vores community om, hvordan de mødte deres ikon, og for at få nogle personlige stylingtips — vi satte os også ned med Collins og Cass til en snak.