Lace-up boot
Ankle-high lace-up boot made of smooth leather with open derby lacing and a grippy rubber sole, made for rain and winter. In dark brown it goes with jeans, corduroy and flannel, also with an overshirt and overcoat. It is sturdier than the Chelsea boot and more casual than a derby. It does not go with a suit.
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
- Chelsea bootsAnkle-high boot without laces, with elastic panels on both sides and usually a pull tab at the heel.
- DerbyLace-up shoe with open lacing: the side pieces with the eyelets are sewn on top of the vamp and stand slightly apart when laced.
- FlannelSoft wool fabric with a brushed, matte surface, often made of woolen yarn.
- 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.