With the cold Canadian winter passing and the Spring season in sight, it’s finally time to put away the winter boots. With the warming weather this Spring 2018 season comes a set of footwear options that are both functional and stylish. Quality leather footwear offers timeless style and rugged durability.

Below are a mix of curated picks for Spring 2018. When choosing your footwear, keep in mind the balance between paying a premium for a name brand vs. paying a premium for quality construction, materials, and customer service. Often you “get what you pay for” in footwear, and spending a little time taking care of your shoe and boots goes a long way. For higher quality leather footwear products you should match each pair with a corresponding shoe-tree.

The top picks below represent the best combination of value and style.

Red Wing Iron Ranger Boot

✔ Dress boot
✔ Leather
✔ Cap-toe
✔ Vibram sole

Stacy Adams Dickinson

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Cap-toe
✔ Synthetic sole

Dr. Martens 8053 Lace-Up

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Plain-toe
✔ Rubber sole

Calvin Klein Brodie

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Plain-toe
✔ Manmade sole

Clarks Tilden Walk Lace-Up

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Stitched-toe
✔ Rubber sole

Allen Edmonds Strand

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Cap-toe
✔ Leather sole

Cole Haan Jay Grand

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Wingtip
✔ Rubber sole

Rockport Style Purpose

✔ Oxford
✔ Leather
✔ Cap-toe
✔ Manmade sole

Vans Asher

✔ Sneaker
✔ Canvas
✔ Rubber sole

Lacoste Graduate LCR

✔ Sneaker
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

K-Swiss ST329

✔ Sneaker
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Adidas Originals Stan Smith

✔ Sneaker
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Rockport Classic Penny

✔ Loafer
✔ Leather
✔ Manmade sole

Sperry Top-Sider A/O 2-Eye

✔ Boat shoe
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Sperry Gamefish 3-Eye

✔ Boat shoe
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Clarks Bushacre 2 Ankle Boot

✔ Chukka
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Rockport Charson

✔ Chukka
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole

Timberland Grantly Casual Boot

✔ Chukka
✔ Leather
✔ Rubber sole