Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t deny the iconic veldskoen is a durable, straight-out-of-the-box-comfy piece of footwear. I’m firmly in the love category, and now even more so with this new range from Veldskoen Shoes. It takes the typical, unexciting, brown design (still great for bushwhacking as it doesn’t show up the dirt) and adds style and soul with colourful soles and laces. They come in seven South African-themed colours: J-Bay (blue), The Vilakazi (sunshine yellow, and my favourite!), The Farmer (grey), The Bloem (orange, pictured above), The Uhambo (pink), The Pinotage (red), and Lowveld (green). The shoes have strong stitching, thick suede uppers and quality woven laces that fasten well (they didn’t come undone once). Surprisingly, they are slim for a unisex shoe, although I did have to…