Step into History
To get a little snobbish, paint your heels red with paint. Originally, that meant that you had been received at Court but it was widely imitated by all kinds of fops and pretenders. See the film “Rob Roy”… Read More
The colonists were first introduced to the Hessian mercenaries on the 15th of August 1776 on Statin Island in the colony of New York. Their first battle was coming up. Their first engagement was the battle for Long Island also … Read More
We are closing out the Betsy and the Sally their nice shoes but time to make something different when they’re gone there gone.
I remember my first pair of concords in the early 1990s. I was all dressed up and had on my first pair of our Concords. I was somewhere in rural Alabama, going to a Southeastern National Rendezvous. I stopped at … Read More
How to measure heel height according to “The Complete Footwear Dictionary, second edition.” Heel height: the height, floor to the shank, is measured at the heel breast. The measure of heel height is from the breast (front) of the heel … Read More
Brogans are also called Jefferson Bootees. The Army used the term “Jefferson”. The reason goes back to Thomas Jefferson: During the French Revolution, large, fancy shoe buckles were considered the mark of the Aristocrats. Shortly, wearing any shoe buckles at … Read More
Mink Oil is fine, but there are more aggressive products Available. NeverWet by Rust-Oleum I haven’t tried it yet, but I have never been disappointed by a Rust-oleum product. Huberds shoe grease https://www.huberds.com/ this is from coal country and coal … Read More
Hi-Low Fugawee has received several inquiries about the authenticity of the Hi-Low also called Startup, upstart, buskin or half-boot. They are all names for the same footwear, a boot not too different from the modern-day work boot. I’m going … Read More
By Art Ayotte Fugawee has received several inquiries about the authenticity of the Hi-Low also called Startup, upstart, buskin or half-boot. They are all names for the same footwear, a boot not too different from the modern-day work boot. … Read More
