There’s a right way to ease into fall, assuredly, and it often starts from the ground up. While it’s still plenty sweltering across much of the country, when fall finally does roll into town, you’ll assuredly know it, and you’ll want the best menswear essentials along for the ride. Consider it a welcome day indeed to wear your favorite henley, your best flannel shirt, your tried-and-true pair of denim… and of course, your favorite pair of leather boots.

Your white canvas sneakers or white leather sneakers are valuable in the spring and summer, but the best men’s boots for fall step things up in another way entirely (pun intended).

As rugged and functional as they are utterly stylish, you’re going to want dependable boots on your feet when the time comes — the pair above from both Huckberry and Astorflex seems to pass muster in my opinion, do they not?

Crafted in a family-owned European factory notable for using sustainable materials like crepe rubber outsoles in its best-selling, utterly classic chukka boots, this pair of moc toe boots delivers a sturdier look and feel for brisk autumn days, among other benefits to you, the stylish wearer.

The Astorflex Teoflex Moc Toe Boots are but the latest and greatest pair of boots for men from the Huckberry-approved brand, built with handcrafted, Italian-made detailing from rich nubuck leather.

The key here is the use of oiled bovine nubuck leather, along with the craftsmanship that makes the Astorflex company at large so special. As Huckberry notes, these boots were “handmade by the Travenzoli family—the source for some of Italy’s finest leather footwear for seven generations,” which is never a bad source of pedigree to have in your footwear rotation.

Set on a crepe rubber outsole — not unlike other pairs of the best boots from Astorflex, these boots will take on their own handsome patina over time, with sturdy moc toe construction and easy-to-use speed lace hooks at the upper.

A fresh take on the classic work boot could be just what your wardrobe needs, whether worn with expertly faded denim or olive stretch chinos and a chambray shirt. Take the Astorflex Teoflex Moc Toe Boots, make ’em your own and watch as they get better with age — that’s what the best fall fashion for men is all about, my friends.