The jodhpur
boot is an ankle boot or Chelsea boot designed as a riding boot with a rounded
toe and a low heel. They originally fastened with a strap and buckle, but today
the term also includes designs with straps that do not wrap entirely around the
ankle and the elastic-sided design without a strap also known as Chelsea boots.
A closely related riding boot design is called a paddock boot, particularly if
modified to have a lace-up front. It is named after Jodhpur, the second-largest
city in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Classic
riding jodhpurs have extra width in the thigh area to allow for lateral leg
movement when in the saddle
Jodhpur
boots originated in India in the 1920s, and were first worn by local polo
riders.The wearing of jodhpurs soon became a trend in the Western world, and
Saks Fifth Avenue began selling them in as early as 1927. A Vogue article in
that year, titled "A Habit for Informal Cross-Saddle Dressing", wrote
that jodhpur boots were "correct in every detail for summer shows"
and meant to be complemented with a swagger stick and canary string gloves.
The vamp is
sewn on top of the quarters. (A monk strap boot also fastens with a buckle, but
the quarters are sewn on top of the vamp.) The strap is typically in two parts,
each attached to the vamp. The buckle end is attached to the inboard side and
extends halfway around the ankle, counterclockwise on the right boot. The free
end is attached to the outboard side and extends entirely around the ankle,
clockwise on the right boot. There is typically a loop sewn to the back of the
boot that both strap ends can be passed through.
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