Timberland Number (N)ine Collaboration: 18 Pairs, One Boot

The Timberland Number (N)ine collaboration is Timberland's first with the Japanese label Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita, the brand run by designer Takahiro Miyashita. The project turns the workwear giant's signature 6-Inch Premium Waterproof Boot into a pitch-black statement piece, finished with a custom zip-up attachment embossed with the Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita name. The news was reported by Hypebeast, which covered the announcement in detail. It is the first time the two names have collaborated on a product.

Every element of the boot follows the same blackout rule. The leather upper, the laces, the eyelets and the stitching all come in black, with the only visual interruption being the zip-up attachment created specifically for the collaboration. The attachment is a functional piece rather than a charm or keychain, and the embossed branding keeps the look restrained. It is a small design gesture, but for a boot that has been produced in wheat nubuck for decades, the total blackout reads as a deliberate break from Timberland's most familiar silhouette.

The campaign behind the boot

The campaign visuals were overseen by Takahiro Miyashita himself, which fits the designer's hands-on reputation. Styling came from Tsuyoshi Noguchi and photography from TAKAY, while the leather goods outfit blackmeans contributed to the custom details. The imagery leans into the collaboration's dark register, with the all-black boot photographed as a luxury object rather than a piece of job-site gear.

One detail worth knowing: some of the campaign visuals feature samples with custom treatments that will not appear on the retail version. Hypebeast notes that the boots people can actually buy will not include those one-off treatments. The distinction matters for anyone expecting the exact treated sample from the photos, since what ships is the clean black boot with the embossed zip attachment.

How to get a pair

The drop is extremely limited. Nine pairs go on sale starting Thursday, October 1, at the limited-time Timberland pop-up store at GINZA SIX in Tokyo. Another nine pairs go on sale the same day through Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita's official online store, n-nine-store.com. With only 18 pairs available in total, the boot is positioned as a collector's item rather than a commercial release. The price is set at ¥99,000 including tax, a figure that puts it closer to luxury footwear pricing than to the standard 6-Inch Boot. Coverage of the drop on droppedkick.com repeats the same release details and price, matching the Hypebeast reporting. Hypebeast expects the 18 pairs to be highly sought after, and buyers are advised to move fast once sales open.

Why this pairing lands now

The collaboration arrives as Miyashita continues a comeback with the label he founded. Hypebeast reported earlier this year on Number (N)ine's punk-inflected "New Arrivals #3" drop, describing his return as triumphant, and a 2026 look at his career retraces the grunge romanticism that made the label a fixture of early-2000s Tokyo fashion. Putting that label on Timberland's most recognizable boot gives both sides something they want. Number (N)ine gets scale on an American heritage silhouette, and Timberland gets a credible link to a Japanese design story with a real cult following.

The timing also fits a busy collaboration calendar for Timberland. Hypebeast reports that Supreme and Timberland reissued their archival "Diamond Plate" 6-Inch Boot for FW26 (see our coverage of the Supreme Nike Fall 2026 collection), and Sneaker Politics partnered with the brand on a Southern-inspired boot pack this September. Another crowded drop week brought WTAPS and Shanghai Tang's first collaboration plus Awake NY's FW26 Cold World line. The brand's collaboration with TELFAR, reported by stupidDOPE, brings wheat and black footwear plus redesigned Shopper bags to timberland.com starting October 8. The TELFAR footwear starts at $225 for the slip-on and runs to $600 for the tall pull-on boot, with the Shopper bags priced from $225 to $700, according to stupidDOPE. Against that run of releases, the Timberland Number (N)ine collaboration stands out for its size. Most Timberland collabs are built to reach shelves. This one is built to be missed.

For the announcement and gallery, read the full Hypebeast report on the collaboration, and cross-check the release details against the droppedkick.com writeup.