Oxford boots again in trend!

Oxford boots to the sublime young ladies came from men's fashion. Clothing historians believe that their roots should be sought in the early nineteenth century - then students of the same name began to wear light boots with small lateral incisions.

In these sections, lacing appeared over time, after which it moved to the rise, as their height gradually decreased to the ankles from the knees. So Oxford boots became low shoes with two or more eyes, designed for lacing, rounded noses and a lateral stitch.

There is also another version of their origin. So, there is an opinion that they have a more ancient history, being the descendants of shoe brags made from coarse undershot skin. Their centuries ago were worn by Scottish and Irish peasants, while the name came from the Gallic "brog". This word denoted holes in the skin, punctured with an awl.

These holes created by an awl in an undersized thick reindeer hide served utilitarian purposes: water that came from the clogs from marshes, rivers or puddles flowed through them from the shoes - their fords often had to wade. By the beginning of the twentieth century, Oxford boots had lost these holes in exchange for decorative perforation, which became their distinctive feature.

The belonging of the wardrobe of Irish shepherds eventually degenerated into elegant and democratic shoes of English dandies. In the early twentieth century, in connection with the change in the cut of trousers (in 1905, the models with lapels became popular), Oxford boots became incredibly popular and for a long time entered the top five most popular models of footwear for men.

Returning from the First World War, men were tired of army rough boots. They began to attract the convenience of such shoes. Therefore, in the 20-ies. The last century Oxford boots, photos of which can be viewed on this page, have been recognized.

Active development of society, modern technology, as well as the change of landmarks have led to various modifications of this shoe, as a result of which it has firmly entered into the virgin fashion. In the beginning, women's oxford boots , photos of which today flooded with pages of glossy magazines, copied models for men - with a male silhouette, on a flat sole, with a short lacing, a square or round toe.

Then the forms became more elegant, the heel - all higher. They could already be worn as with trousers, and with thin cloaks and skirts-pencils. At the moment, when the majority of models were again at the peak of the fashionable Olympus, Oxford shoes naturally appeared among the hits.

They are especially good with tweed or woolen narrow men's trousers; With a tight pencil skirt from the knee or below; In addition, with laconic dresses in the form of a case. There are also such fashionable stylists who today consider a mauveton a combination of this footwear with jeans, although this is only a matter of taste. Tweed jacket, classic jeans, a man's blouse - all these are also mandatory signs of the English classical style. So why not add to this set and shoes from Oxford?