Founded in Red Wing, Minnestoa, Charles Beckman a shoe merchant crated the brand Red Wing. The first shoe that Red Wing created was a work boot that climbed to calf height. Red Wing’s original workforce were cutting heavy-weight leather by hand in 1908.  Red Wing got a name for itself and evolved to create specialised boots for specialised jobs – The Oil King Boots for oil field workers. Their first women’s boots, the Gloria, were released in 1926, while six years on they introduced the military-esque Billy Boot. In modern day, Red Wing has evolved into a modern day fashion brand with the boots worn just as much for style as practicality.