Josephine Chelsea Boot Black Chromexcel swym-disabled Effortlessly refined and versatile

Effortlessly refined and versatile

The leather is placed in a 'Bottali

Only in the mid-1900s

and steel shanks

This slip-on pattern dates back to the early 1800s as a riding boot

Josephine Chelsea Boot Black Chromexcel swym-disabled Effortlessly refined and versatileThe Chelsea boot is steeped in both fashion and practicality. Originating in the mid 19th century in England, the first Chelsea boot was explicitly made for Queen Victoria. Her personal bootmaker, Joseph Sparkes Hall, created the first Chelsea boot originally called Elastic Ankle Boots in 1851 as a riding boot for the Queen. Yet, it took over a century for the Chelsea boot to arrive in the States. Becoming particularly fashionable during the swinging