Josephine Chelsea Boot Dark Oak Roughout Size:9.5 Measures 8" x 5

Measures 8" x 5

Cozy like a crewneck

features the Grant Stone logo and is a timeless and essential accessory

Polished brass eyelets and speed hooks

Josephine Chelsea Boot Dark Oak Roughout Size:9.5 Measures 8" x 5The Chelsea boot is steeped in both fashion and practicality. Originating in the mid 19th century in England, the first Chelsea boot was explicitly made for Queen Victoria. Her personal bootmaker, Joseph Sparkes Hall, created the first Chelsea boot originally called Elastic Ankle Boots in 1851 as a riding boot for the Queen. Yet, it took over a century for the Chelsea boot to arrive in the States. Becoming particularly fashionable during the swinging