Step into History
Collection of Colonial Shoes
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
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
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
We named it the Concord in honor of the heroes who left their homes and their wife-warm beds to gather at the Concord bridge and dare the British Empire to do its worst. The toe of the Concord is slightly … Read More
The Natural Concord is a good civilian shoe, It can be fastened with a tie or buckle. If dyed it can really elevate the impression. The Natural Concord only comes in rough-out leather. The Natural rough would darken as it … Read More
