Oxford boots to exalted young ladies came from men's fashion. Clothing historians believe that their roots should be sought at the beginning of the nineteenth century - then university students of the same name began to wear light ankle boots with small side cuts.
In these sections, lacing arose over time, after which it moved to rise, as their height gradually decreased to the ankles from the knees. So
oxford shoes became low shoes with two or more eyes, designed for lacing, rounded toes and side stitching.
There is also another version of their origin. So, there is an opinion that they have a more ancient history, being descendants of brogue boots from rough unshaven leather. Centuries ago, they were worn by Scottish and Irish peasants, and the name came from the Gallic "brog". This word denoted holes in the skin pierced with an awl.
These holes, created by an awl in an unbroken thick reindeer skin, served utilitarian purposes: water flowing from swamps, swamps, rivers or puddles flowed out of their shoes - their peasants often had to wade. By the beginning of the twentieth century, oxford shoes had lost these holes in exchange for decorative perforations, which became their hallmark.
The affiliation of the wardrobe of Irish shepherds over time degenerated into elegant and affordable shoes of English dandies. At the beginning of the twentieth century in connection with a change in the cut of trousers (for example, models with lapels became popular by 1905), oxford shoes became incredibly popular and for a long time entered the top five most popular shoe models for men.
Men returning from World War I are tired of army coarse boots. The convenience of such shoes began to attract them. Therefore, in the 20s. of the last century, oxford shoes, photos of which can be viewed on this page, have been recognized.
The active development of society, modern technology, as well as a change in benchmarks led to various modifications of this shoe, as a result of which it firmly entered the girl's fashion. Initially, women's oxford shoes, photos of which filled the pages of glossy magazines today, copied models for men - with a man's silhouette, flat soles, with short lacing, square or round toe.
Then the forms became more elegant, the heel is higher. They could already be worn both with trousers and with thin cloaks and pencil skirts. To date, when the bulk of the models were again at the peak of the fashionable Olympus, Oxford boots naturally arose among the hits.
They are especially good with men's tweed or woolen skinny trousers; with a tightened pencil skirt from the knee or below; in addition, with laconic dresses in the form of a case. There are also such fashionable stylists who today consider the combination of this shoe with jeans to be a bad manners, although this is exclusively a matter of taste. A tweed jacket, classic jeans, a men's style blouse - all these are also mandatory signs of the English classic style. So why not add Oxford boots to this kit?