Rainey Women's Vintage Lace-Up Boots (Black), 12 | Historically Accurate Footwear by American Duchess

American Duchess Historical Shoes

Renoir Victorian Button Boots offer sturdy sophistication with the perfect mid-Victorian silhouette. Period-correct for the late 1850s to the 1880s, Renoir features all-leather materials, true side-buttoning closure, and the comfort you need for all-day re-enactments. These mid-Victorian and Bustle Era boots have square toes, a short heel molded from an original, and an attractive scalloped edge and top, making them practical yet feminine, and ideal for a fashionable Victorian lady.

Renoir Women's Victorian Button Boots (Black) - 5

If you could only choose one boot for the broadest period of historic dress, the Larkspurs should be it! This faithful reproduction wool and leather bootie is accurate for a staggering 130+ years, from c. 1810 all the way through the 1930s. Advertised as warm and comfortable, practical, and even healthy and sanitary, advertisements for these wool felt and leather boots were a standard in catalogs from the 1890s well into the 1930s.

Larkspur Women's Wool/Leather Lace-Up Boots (Black/Black), 7.5 | Historically Accurate Footwear by American Duchess

Rainey Women's Vintage Lace-Up Boots (Blue) – American Duchess

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Rainey Women's Vintage Lace-Up Boots by Dandy Wellington x American Duchess

Rainey Women's Vintage Lace-Up Boots (Cordovan) – American Duchess

Rainey Women's Vintage Lace-Up Boots (Green), 8 | Historically Accurate Footwear by American Duchess

Meet Watson, the ideal Edwardian sporting boot. Based on original period examples, Watson features all-canvas uppers and linings, and a treaded rubber sole. Perfect for all-day wear, Watson is easy to break in, flexible, and extremely comfortable. Watson is fitted throughout the ankle, and has a relaxed ball-of-foot, an adjustable lace-up instep, and sports a 1 in/2.5 cm leather-wrapped heel. Watson shares a last with Rainey Boots, and is historically accurate to c. 1900-1920.