| Fine boots were important indicators of social status from before the sixteenth century until beyond World War
l. Over the centuries their design gradually became less flamboyant hut that did not reduce their
importance. Sixteenth-century boots, as worn by the gentleman class, were extravagantly decorative. |
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For seventeenth-century men, however, boots were the glamour footwear and they remained so for more than two hundred years. Although they changed shape, were sometimes higher and sometimes wider, their message did not alter.
During the eighteenth century, men's boots became refined and slimmed down; they had
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| The man of fashion, a recognized historical type, took infinite care over his appearance, and boots and shoes were high on the list of things which had to be absolutely correct, lined in brown, contrasting with the black leather of the rest of the boot, and were based on the boots. Originally a man's style, this has proved to be a perennial fashion shape, especially for women. Not inappropriately for a century of wars, the nineteenth century was the era of the boot. |
| The difference between men's and women's footwear - and the attitudes it
provoked - was seen most clearly from this time on by the way men increasingly wore boots and women were left with decorative shoes which limited their mobility. the boots on this page suggest a more passive role. The allure of the shoe which covers the foot but exposes one small area (mules and Peep-toed slippers are good examples) is embodied in this creation by Trevor Hill, in which the strong, high-cut front gives no hint of 'the vulnerability of the open heel.
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If you appreciate the finer things in life, then these are the boots for you. Barbwire Tooled leather upper. The vamp is made from exotic Belly Caiman. Leather sole. Hand Made in the USA. 1 3/4" heel. 12 1/2" shaft. 15" circumference.
Although men wore boots and shoes that were becoming increasingly
practical tools for living the active life, they did not entirely turn their backs on pattern
and color. Black and brown were the favorite
colors but tan and pale shades were by no means
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| Stay warm while maintaining your handsome style. " All leather uppers. Shearling lining. Zipper on instep. Crepe rubber sole. 11" boot shaft and 14.5"
circumference. It must be remembered, of course, that boots had always been the style for workers.
Working boots were crude and tough and it was not until this century that they began to assume
an aura of glamour. The first workboot to be romanticized was the cowboy boot. The modern
concept of the cowboy as the working gentleman and hero, honest and true, is of course a
myth perpetuated by Hollywood, but it is so convincing that men have often adopted cowboy dress even
when they did not know one end of a horse from the other.
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