Renoir Women's Victorian Button Boots (Merlot)

$280.00

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Description

Renoir Victorian Button Boots offer sturdy sophistication with the perfect mid-Victorian silhouette. Period-correct for the late 1850s to the 1880s, Renoir features all-leather materials, true side-buttoning closure, and the comfort you need for all-day re-enactments.

These mid-Victorian and Bustle Era boots have square toes, a short heel molded from an original, and an attractive scalloped edge and top, making them practical yet feminine, and ideal for a fashionable Victorian lady.

Wear Renoirs for historical events, or add a bit of incognito history to your cottagecore, dark academia, or historybounding outfits. Renoirs have appeared on screen in "Victoria," and "Alias Grace."

You will need a button hook to easily and quickly get your boots on. Button hooks are sold separately. 

Materials & Sizing

  • Hand sewn 100% calf leather upper
  • Custom-made opera heels are 1.5 in / 3.8 cm
  • Soles are 100% leather
  • Lined leather, with leather insoles
  • Shaft measures 6 in / 15.25 cm.
  • Top circumference of boot measures 10.5in / 27 cm
  • Button closure - Buttons may be moved to adjust fit.
  • Button Fly overlap is 1.5 in / 3.8 cm
  • Ankle measurement approx. 10 in / 25.4 cm (based on size 7.5)
  • Renoirs do not have toe boxes - this is historically correct construction, but ladies desiring a little more room in the toes should order a half-size larger.
  • Left and Right lasted.
  • B width - ladies needing a "C" width fitting should order a half-size larger.
  • A button hook is strongly recommended for ease of closure; sold separately
Sizing

Sizing
Size Trends Runs true to size for most customers.
Width Regular (B) width 

 

Size Chart
Women's Shoe Size Conversion Chart US, Euro, UK, Inches & Mondopoint

Materials

Materials
Color Merlot Burgundy
Upper 100% Calf Leather
Lining Pigskin leather
Sole Leather
Heel Leather Covered
Heel Height 1.5 inch / 3.8 cm
Footbed Lightly Padded
Closure Buttons
Origins
Design Designed in Reno, Nevada, USA
Materials People's Republic of China
Assembly Made in China

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Customer Reviews

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SHERRI SCHERER
Gorgeous and comfortable!

I bought these on a whim, and they are comfortable as well. Love them!

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Susan Taylor
Worst Shoes Ever! Won't buy from AD again!

The cheap, plastic heel caps would NOT stay on the cheap, plastic heels. The (expensive) services of a good cobbler were required to make these boots even wearable. I have a great many AD boots and shoes, but this will be the absolute last I will ever buy from them.
"Customer Service" was flip as well, advising keeping an extra pair of shoes on hand for when the heels "pop off" or walking on one's toes until repairs could be made. I buy shoes to reenact in, NOT just pose for photo shoots! The heel caps were literally coming off within minutes of being re-affixed, even using glue. Having a production to be in, I literally resorted to wood screws to keep them on, but the heel caps were so cheaply manufactured they disintegrated within a day. Luckily, there was little damage to the exterior of the shoe and my cobbler says that the uppers are all right, but these shoes are FAR TOO EXPENSIVE to be such garbage! I will never buy from American Duchess again!

Using wood screws on your heel caps will destroy them, no question. Screws may also damage the heel itself, and should never be used. While we don't expect heel caps to pop off early with regular wear, it can happen once in a while due to various environmental factors. When replacing them with the complimentary spare set, It's important to use a glue appropriate to the materials - we suggest Barge or Shoe Goo.

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Maya
Beautiful and comfortable, but…

So I got these more then a year ago, and let me tell you, I LOVE them so much, but, there are a few problems, I might be the only person who cares about this but its very important to me, they are too loud! And I get it, they are heels, but I got the Gibson heels and there were much quieter, probably because the Gibson heels have rubber instead of plastic for the heel cap. Also, the boots and very delicate, after the first week of wearing them, they were all scratched and the heel caps came off just from casual wearing. But aside from that, these are very comfortable and I can easily stand in them all day, even with back and knee issues

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Lisa Applegate Zimanyi
Great Purchase

Beautiful and comfortable boot!

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Ezra Hammersfeld
beautiful boots, but be careful of the heels

I bought these boots for my wedding, and they are beautiful and looked so good! My only complaint is that it seems like the heel caps fell off almost immediately, and I did not notice. I can't replace the heel caps anymore because after about an hour of walking on them, the part where the heel caps pop in is like totally degraded, and the leather is pulling up in places. I think I'm going to try and take them to a local cobbler because I love them and want to continue to wear them. I am a slightly heavier person, so I'm sure that's part of the issue. If you are a heavier person who wants these boots, I would recommend bringing the extra heel caps with you the first time you wear them just in case so you can keep the heels as in tact as possible.

We're sorry that happened! Please reach out to us at info@americanduchess.com and attach photos of the heels so we can better advise on next steps!

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