Chelsea boot

[1] Chelsea boots and some of their variants were considered an iconic fashion element of the 60s in Britain, particularly in the mod scene.

[2] Hall claimed that "She (Queen Victoria) walks in them daily and thus gives the strongest proof of the value she attaches to the invention".

[3] The term "chelsea boot" emerged a few years before the beginning of the Victorian era, being the name used by London cobbler Thomas Cotton by 1831.

[5][6][7][8] Charles Goodyear's development of vulcanised rubber enabled the invention of the elastic gusset boot.

Often rugged and utilitarian in design, and similar to Australian work boots, they are commonly associated with caipiras or the rural population in general.

Chelsea boots in black calf leather
Chelsea boots in brown suede
The Beatles, seen here in 1963, helped to popularise Chelsea boots.
Australian work boots are a variation of the Chelsea boot.