Allen Edmonds Park Ave boot ticks all the boxes you might have for a dress boot: Balmoral pattern (note the horizontal seam running along the quarter), blind eyelets (you cant see the metal reinforcing them), black calfskin (simply the dressy leather) and Oxford lacing (the facings dont close over the boot like derbies do
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The bodice flows into a delicately sheer corset that cinches the waist while offering a graceful peek of skin
Alfred Usher Soord (18681915) Oil on canvas H 45.7 x W 35.6 cm York Museums Trust
loose fit
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