Cavalier boot

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Cavalier boots are a style of boot that were popular in Europe between approximately 1500 and 1700. They are soft knee-high leather boots typically made of brown calfskin.[1]

Origins

Thigh high

riding boots were first worn with buff coats by gentlemen and soldiers[2] during the mid-Tudor period. By the reign of Elizabeth I
these had low heels to facilitate riding and were made of soft brown leather.

Jacobean period

By the reign of

Three Musketeers, with a flared bucket-shaped top and high wooden heels similar to those on cowboy boots
.

Military use

Boots of this type are stereotypically associated with the dashing

Hessian boots popularised by Prussian king Frederick the Great
.

Maritime use

Cavalier boots are often associated with

oilskins, remained in use among fishermen well into the 20th century when they were replaced with rubber Wellington boots and waders.[citation needed
]

Revival

Cavalier boots underwent a revival during the

Jeb Stuart purchased thigh-high riding boots.[6] Following the successful Pirates of the Caribbean
films boots of this type have also become popular among young British women.

Gallery

See also

  • 1550–1600 in fashion
  • 1600-1650 in fashion

References

  1. ^ "Cavalier Boots by Bohemond". www.highfiber.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Painting of musketeers wearing cavalier boots". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ French gentlemen wearing bucket top boots Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cavalier or Roundhead? Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ IMDB: Captain Blood
  6. ISBN 0-684-81043-3
    , p. 15.]
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