Chelsea boots
Ankle-high boot without laces, with elastic panels on both sides and usually a pull tab at the heel. The smooth, slim shape makes them one of the few boots that also go with wool trousers and a sport coat. Dark brown suede goes with flannel, jeans and corduroy. The trousers should be slim enough to rest on the shaft without a large break.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- Boots need trousers with weight: safe with jeans, taupe, olive and brown. With light summer trousers they are too heavy.
- Boots suit chinos in fall, not linen trousers in summer.
Related terms
- FlannelSoft wool fabric with a brushed, matte surface, often made of woolen yarn.
- Suede and smooth leatherSmooth leather is the grain side of the hide, smooth and polishable; it looks more formal and belongs with a suit and wool trousers.
- Lace-up bootAnkle-high lace-up boot made of smooth leather with open derby lacing and a grippy rubber sole, made for rain and winter.
- Penny loaferSlip-on shoe without laces, with a saddle strap across the vamp that has a small slit cut into it.
- Tassel loaferLoafer with two small leather tassels on a cord that runs around the upper and sits on the vamp.
- Horsebit loaferLoafer with a metal bar shaped like a horse bit across the vamp.