The Boots That Keep on Marching

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The Boots That Keep on Marching

• There are some makes of boots that look
  positively military. Its easy to imagine them on
  a nineteenth century cavalry officer and so The
  Duke of Wellington springs to mind.
• It was all very well alighting from your horse in
  dry conditions but when its a field that has had
  plenty of rain and earth trampled by hundreds of
  horses, its easy to understand how the
  Wellington boot came to be.
• Wellington is alleged to be the man that
  suggested to the ankle boot manufacturer to the
  army to consider elongating the leather up to the
  knee.
• The definition of the boot covers everything from
  ankle height to above the knee. And its not just
  women that wear thigh high boots.

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Reiker boots
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• Again, it was during the same era of Wellington
  that this design first appeared. You can still
  see these boots on horse guards parade and at
  Troop the Colour.
• The riders boot with toughened leather over and
  above the knee was a result of senior officers
  and army surgeons noticing the large number of
  men that took a shot to the knee in battle. The
  extra bit of leather helped to glance the shot
  away without wounding.
• These days boots such as Reiker boots are in the
  main just like they were in the time of
  Wellington, before he turned them into knee high
  versions.
• With their elasticated sides they can be casual
  versions or highly polished and smart black or
  brown leather suited for fairly formal office
  wear.

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• Theyre easy to pull on and dont require the
  business of reaching down to tie laces. If you
  wear this kind of footwear to the office then
  dont forget that two pairs are better than one.
• Rotating shoes just like office suits helps them
  to last longer. They get a chance to breathe
  every other day and if you use a stay then
  theyll keep good shape.
• For the really fastidious some boot polish
  applied the night before their rest day and
  buffed up the next will keep the leather looking
  like new. Military types working in the City are
  commonly using this trick.
• Its highly unlikely that a cavalry man two
  hundred years ago would have been aware of the
  maker of their boots. But the modern concept of
  branding means the average person will know and
  stick with their favourite maker.

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Reiker boots
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• Branding is part of any successful business or
  product. If successful then it means the consumer
  trusts the product. They believe they are getting
  good value for their money.
• When successful, it means someone will call a
  product not by any generic name but by the
  manufacturers name. So a fan of the Reiker boot
  will not look for their boots to leave the house,
  but will instead be looking for their Reikers.
• Whatever your choice in clothing or footwear its
  likely youll be doing just the same thing.
• For Reiker boots visit https//www.mr-shoes.co.uk

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