Sure, designers may give us unexpected twists every season – for example chunky tires or, the metal skin – but year after year, chelsea boots remain a staple.The basic plan it has a long history, actually, Chelsea boots, defined by their low heels, ankle height and studded soles, have been around as Victorian era.
The first pair was designed on 1837 by her own shoemaker Queen Victoria, Joseph Sparkes Hall. It had a rubber insert and a cozy flat sole. According to him Hallsthe queen loved them so much, that she “walked with them daily”. According to their decade 1960other influential Britons eagerly adopted this style. This was especially visible in the fashionable neighborhood of Chelsea in London, where everyone, oh beatles up with them Rolling Stones and for him Jean Shrimpton they were worn with fashionable skinnies trousers. Later, designers like Proenza Schouler, Prada and Valentine they showed us their own distinctive versions on their runways Autumn 2024-2025.
The popularity of this particular style – as Queen victoria gave it right a century ago - is due to their practicality and the fact that they are also unisex. Both men and women can do it, as they have proven icons of the decade Swinging sixties —and recently, of Timothée Chalamet-. “The most durable ones are the ones that combine style and comfort,” she agrees Sarah piersonco-founder of the brand Margaux established i New York. ”Effortless, stylish and easy to wear, Chelsea boots are fast becoming a wardrobe staple.”
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