Larkspur Wool/Leather Lace-Up Boots (Black/Black) 2022-pre-order-claremont Hidden elastic under the bow

Hidden elastic under the bow makes these step-in pumps easier to put on and remove

Watson features all-canvas uppers and linings

The Penelope slippers offer beauty

tried-and-true common-sense heel

Larkspur Wool/Leather Lace-Up Boots (Black/Black) 2022-pre-order-claremont Hidden elastic under the bowIf 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. The style itself