Keckley Victorian Side-Lace Boots (Black/Black) buckles and waistbands

and waistbands

Dress your Kensies up with glittery paste buckles

The only authentic paste buckles available

Reproduced based on an original 1890s example in the Shoe Icons collection

Keckley Victorian Side-Lace Boots (Black/Black) buckles and waistbandsKeckley Victorian Side Lace Boots are the go to footwear choice for ladies of the late Regency and 1820s through the 1860s. We've named these versatile and attractive Victorian boots for Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, dressmaker and friend to Mary Todd Lincoln. Enslaved until she was 37, Keckley bought her freedom in 1855 and went on to become a successful and influential seamstress, author, and civil activist. This popular style of Victorian ankle boot is