Derby shoe
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A Derby (also Gibson, Blücher or Bucks) is a style of shoe characterized by shoelace eyelet tabs that are sewn on top of a single-piece vamp. This construction method, also known as "open lacing", contrasts with that of the Oxfords.
The Derby shoe is sometimes referred to as a Blücher, after 18th century Prussian general Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. General von Blücher commissioned a boot with side pieces lapped over the front in an effort to provide his troops with improved footwear. This design was adopted by armies across Europe.
The Derby became a popular sporting and hunting boot in the 1850s. By the turn of the 20th century, the Derby had become appropriate for wear in town.[1]
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- ^ Flusser, Alan. "Dressing the Man" Harper Collins, 2002, pg 195.
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