As leather’s roughed-up brother, suede really does get a tough time of things ... we’d expect nothing more than suede sublimity from Crockett & Jones. And the brand’s Chiltern snuff suede Chukka boots ...

Just take a look at the chukka boots he rocked earlier ... his Ugg Neumel boots were quite the opposite. The suede uppers were warped and wrinkled. The once-caramel tones had deepened with age.

A display of presidential footwear by Johnston & Murphy is up at the Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection on Connecticut ...