What Do You Get When You Cross a 1930s Spectator Shoe with a 19th Century Button Boot?

What do you get when you cross a 1930s spectator shoe with a Victorian button boot?

You get the Flora 1023 from Bordello:

Interesting how the two different time periods work together in this shoe doesn’t it?

This mid-heel ankle boot may be mostly Victorian-inspired, but the wingtip toe with the perforated leather at the edges is definitely from the spectator shoe of the 30s and 40s. The end result is a surprisingly harmonious design that comes off as fun and fanciful.

Here are 3 other modern takes on the button boot of the 19th century:

The button boot mixed with a mary jane pump: JUMP Bliss, $132.00

The same color scheme as the Bordellos on these Luichiny Loreleis except more high fashion with the pointed toe and the high heel. $79.95.

Patent toes and heels on this knee-high button boot, the Buttons LA420 from Leg Avenue. $58.95.

If you’d like to know more about spectator shoes, check out this post on spectator shoes in wedge style and this post about the updated spectator shoes for women.

To read more about Victorian button boots, here’s a previous post a really similar replica of 19th century high button boots. This other one is about a shoe company called Oak Tree Farms that still manufactures old-fashioned Western /Victorian vintage boots.

Related posts:

1. 19th Century High Button Boots
2. 19th Century-Inspired Button Boots for Fall 2010
3. Botany 500 Men’s Spectator Shoes and a Blair.com Coupon Code
4. L.A.M.B. Looks to Retro for New Shoe Collection
5. Re-Mix Spectator Wedge Shoes in Spectacular Fashion