DUKE ROPER BOOTS / HORWEEN LEATHER CXL NATURAL ROUGHOUT boots Tongue: Gusseted

Tongue: Gusseted

The Railmaster Engineer Boots capture the proportions and character of these early examples

Each pair of these boots is a tribute not only to the Ezo bear itself

traditional Japanese Kiribako (Kiri box)

Developed through an exhaustive process of design

DUKE ROPER BOOTS / HORWEEN LEATHER CXL NATURAL ROUGHOUT boots Tongue: GussetedThe John Lofgren Bootmaker Duke roper boots are inspired by two Dukes. One is an American western icon, and the other is the Duke of Wellington. The latter Duke wore Hessian boots, military issued footwear British troops wore at the time. The boots were known for having short heels, pointed toes, tassel decorated tops, and ease of getting in and out of stirrups. The Duke of Wellington commissioned a shoemaker to modify his personal Hessian boots to