Burgundy on this boot is a deep wine red with a good deal of brown underneath it. The calf is burnished before finishing, so the toe, the heel counter and the edges of the elastic gussets carry a much darker, near-black shading, while the flat of the vamp stays lighter and redder wherever the light catches it. The second thing most people notice is the sole: a warm ginger-tan rubber unit rather than the usual black, sitting under a pale leather welt. It is a Chelsea boot for somebody who has already got a black pair.
The shade behaves well against navy, mid-grey and indigo denim, and it is dark enough that it does not look like summer footwear in January. Burnished calf responds to polish. A neutral cream will even the tone out; a burgundy cream will hold the colour where it is; wax worked into the toe pushes the two-tone contrast further if that is the effect you want. Left to itself the leather simply darkens and evens out over the first year or two.
Every pair is made in England by NPS Shoes at their Wollaston factory in Northamptonshire, a firm that has been making footwear since 1881. The construction is Goodyear welted: a pale leather welt runs the full circumference of the boot with contrast stitching visible along it, joining upper, insole and sole. Most Chelsea boots, at any price, are cemented and cannot be opened up again, so the fact that this one can be resoled by any competent cobbler is worth something over ten years.
Twin elasticated side gussets and a woven webbing loop at the heel replace the lacing. The front of the boot is plain, with no toe cap and no seam across the vamp, and tan leather shows at the collar and inside the quarters.
Every pair is genuine Solovair, with free UK delivery on orders over £50.
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Burgundy on this boot is a deep wine red with a good deal of brown underneath it. The calf is burnished before finishing, so the toe, the heel counter and the edges of the elastic gussets carry a much darker, near-black shading, while the flat of the vamp stays lighter and redder wherever the light catches it. The second thing most people notice is the sole: a warm ginger-tan rubber unit rather than the usual black, sitting under a pale leather welt. It is a Chelsea boot for somebody who has already got a black pair.
The shade behaves well against navy, mid-grey and indigo denim, and it is dark enough that it does not look like summer footwear in January. Burnished calf responds to polish. A neutral cream will even the tone out; a burgundy cream will hold the colour where it is; wax worked into the toe pushes the two-tone contrast further if that is the effect you want. Left to itself the leather simply darkens and evens out over the first year or two.
Every pair is made in England by NPS Shoes at their Wollaston factory in Northamptonshire, a firm that has been making footwear since 1881. The construction is Goodyear welted: a pale leather welt runs the full circumference of the boot with contrast stitching visible along it, joining upper, insole and sole. Most Chelsea boots, at any price, are cemented and cannot be opened up again, so the fact that this one can be resoled by any competent cobbler is worth something over ten years.
Twin elasticated side gussets and a woven webbing loop at the heel replace the lacing. The front of the boot is plain, with no toe cap and no seam across the vamp, and tan leather shows at the collar and inside the quarters.
Every pair is genuine Solovair, with free UK delivery on orders over £50.
You can ask any question about this product.
Our specialists will answer you shortly!
