As a shoe, the poulaine is pointedly – and poignantly – transgressive, in every sense. Deemed phallic and therefore deliberately suggestive, crakows, as they were also known, were condemned by the ...

Brooks also updated the lug shapes and outsole to mimic mountain goat hooves. The split hoof design allows for the inside and outside of the shoe to act independently of each other, which makes a ...

No matter how you choose to get your steps in, you can always rely on Brooks to deliver some of the most practical, sturdy and reliable walking shoes worth adding to your fitness gear arsenal.