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A derby ( UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/ ⓘ DAR-bee, US: /ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee; also called gibson [1]) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets, that are sewn on top of the vamp. [2] This construction method, also known as "open lacing", contrasts with that of the Oxford shoe.[ citation needed]
In American English the derby shoe may be referred to as a ' blucher', although technically the blucher is a different design of shoe where only eyelet tabs (not larger quarters) are sewn onto a single-piece vamp.
In modern colloquial English the derby shoe may be referred to as 'bucks' when the upper is made of buckskin. [3] "White bucks", or light-colored suede or buckskin (or nubuck) derby shoes, usually with a red sole, were long popular among the students and graduates of Ivy League colleges. [4] By translation, these shoes also became associated with elite law firms in America's eastern cities, especially New York and Boston, giving rise to the name " white-shoe firm" used to describe these prestigious legal institutions. [5]
The derby became a popular sporting and hunting boot in the 1850s. By the turn of the 20th century the derby had become appropriate for wear in town. [6]
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verification. (July 2021) |
A derby ( UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/ ⓘ DAR-bee, US: /ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee; also called gibson [1]) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets, that are sewn on top of the vamp. [2] This construction method, also known as "open lacing", contrasts with that of the Oxford shoe.[ citation needed]
In American English the derby shoe may be referred to as a ' blucher', although technically the blucher is a different design of shoe where only eyelet tabs (not larger quarters) are sewn onto a single-piece vamp.
In modern colloquial English the derby shoe may be referred to as 'bucks' when the upper is made of buckskin. [3] "White bucks", or light-colored suede or buckskin (or nubuck) derby shoes, usually with a red sole, were long popular among the students and graduates of Ivy League colleges. [4] By translation, these shoes also became associated with elite law firms in America's eastern cities, especially New York and Boston, giving rise to the name " white-shoe firm" used to describe these prestigious legal institutions. [5]
The derby became a popular sporting and hunting boot in the 1850s. By the turn of the 20th century the derby had become appropriate for wear in town. [6]