Boot Shop

October, 1959

High and Handsome, the boot takes a big step forward this fall. Long popular abroad, it gained a foothold here in the early Fifties with the advent of leisurely postwar living and the casual clothing kick. Then it went more elegant with the introduction of the Continental suit, whose cuffless trousers tend to snag in standard-height shoe tops. Now, there are casual boot creations for sport, lined ones for spectators at stadiums and ski slopes, plus sturdy, refined versions for city wear on incle...