The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 83
ined brown, and in modern top bootsthe difference in colour has been in many cases greatly ac-centuated. Indeed, the upper parts are made of differentleather, and, as ordinary coat cuffs are now incapable of beingturned down, the tops of the boots are immovable and cannotbe turned up. It is… … Figure 68.—The oldtype of top boot withthe upperj part tem-porarily turned^down. Socks and stockings are, at the present time, the most nsual coverings for the lower parts of the legs, and there is at least one vestige which remains in their structure that has an interest for us. Before we consider…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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