Derby shoe
A derby (UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/ (
listen) DAR-bee, US: /ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee; also called gibson) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets that are sewn on top of the vamp.[1] This construction method, also known as "open lacing", contrasts with that of the Oxford shoe.[citation needed]
In American English the derby shoe may be referred to as a 'blucher', although technically the blucher is a different design of shoe where only eyelet tabs (not larger quarters) are sewn onto a single-piece vamp.
In modern colloquial English the derby shoe may be referred to as 'bucks' when the upper is made of buckskin.[citation needed]
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.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Definition of Derby OxfordDictionaries.com
- ^ Flusser, Alan. Dressing the Man Harper Collins, 2002, pg 195.
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