@mike rupp - from their website:
"... still produced in our original workshops, each pair of Le Chameau boots is hand crafted by an individual master boot maker. The timeless style of Le Chameau remains the expression of a certain “art de vivre”.
Possibly some of their products are made outside France, yet, pretty sure the Wellies like the Heritage are still hand crafted.
Plan to try and visit their shop this Summer.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marupp/13852964143" title="Le Chameau by Mike Rupp, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/13852964143_a0ec822f0f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Le Chameau"></a>
The only boots that are still made in France are the $500 Le Chasseur leather lined boots. I believe that everything else is made in Morocco now. Obviously it's not popular or they'd be a little more clear about it on their website, right?
Every tool bag from Great Falls and Greenwich CT wears a pair of Le Chameau boots to every fall point to point race! If they don't wear those they wear Duberry Boots. LC isn't a boot - it's a fashion accessory. They went the way of Berretta and Barbour and started pumping out superfluous shit to their already proven line. If you're in a frat you own a Barbour Bedale, a pair of Le Chameau, a Vinyard Vines shirt and belt, a baseball cap and a pair of Costa Sunglasses with a leash.
I've never seen anyone wear Le Chameau boots on the west coast. I needed something to keep me dry while crushing grapes and pressing wine. Being wet and cold isn't fun. The only wellies that I see out here are the women who wear the Black Hunter boots and yoga pants, so I chose something green instead. I got 'em online and the thought of rolling the dice on a $500 pair of boots didn't make sense, so I got the $200ish boots. They are fine; definitely not anything to brag about.