A boot with a fur lining can still chafe bare skin at the top. Turning the fur over the boot would prevent this. It could be that the best way to cut the skin for boots brings those odd lappets to the top and the makers thought, "Oh, that looks cool - and it will stop the boot chafing - serendippity!" (Just a wild guess-I firmly believe that many more things are the result of happy chance than of genius - though geniuses, who work hard, tend to get lucky more often than others!)
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Both above mentioned interpretations make sense. I see a twofold purpose, being protective and decorative.
If you consider the protective part, it is only the 'inner' flap that gives protection to the calf. A boot with one flap on one side, whereas the other having none, would just look silly. The other flaps would therefore be added for decorative purposes.
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Greetings,
I have seen something very similar to those boots in a fashion shop too........for ladies of course...
Damnit, I think it was in London......
and I turned down those Thracian style boots, because they had heels...... :x
Arthes will be hunting in the shoe shops tomorrow........ for the latest in Ancient fashion footware
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Well Cristina,
if you can't find them in London.
Sent you messurements to master Nikos and have them made for you!
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There are some really fancy little boots being worn by Medusa here.....
The image is from Syracuse, but it is not the first time I have noticed art from this period that looks similar to the Mayan or Aztec. (er.. circa 620-610 bce)
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My friends speculate that this is a variation of the "Attic" boots.
Guess that if they are soft leather you can wear grieves over them.
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An image with an example of Beotian boots
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And another example.
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So if I wanted to make some Boetians... Is the pattern the same as the Thracian, just shorter? Or is it in strips or wound up above the ankle?
Also, I presume you would not wear any of these with greaves. So what would you wear?
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Khaire,
the bottom one look like they have wedge heels or is that simply the stripey design...or straps around the back of the heel..?
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My friends speculate that the first image boods have stripes to be tighten over the calf. The second image with Oidepus are the real "traveling - campaign" boots that the Beotians used.
Whell most pottery shows "Beotian" shorter than "Thracian".
Pottery shows a tight fitting "soft leater" version that might fit with grieves.
I belive that possibly "Kalithea style" grieves were worn over boots.
I plan to test wering various style grieves over my "Thracian" boots at Watford.
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Am I the only one who looks at this picture(Oedipus)and sees
sandals? The strap around the heel and lacing around the calves looks like sandals to me.
I guess they could be boots but I don't see it. :? sorry.
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Unfortunately, I'm going to have to go with Andy and they look like sandals to me also. Admittedly they look sturdier and more fit for traveling, running, etc. than simple thong sandals, but they still look like sandals to me.
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Homer and Pindaros talk about the "red-shoed Orchomenians".
Leather colouring was known from the Bronze age!
I will try to find more imges of Beotian boots.
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