There are many different styles and types of boots and they were all started by different people. One certain type of cowboy boot, called Justin Boots, began in 1879 and was started by H.J. Justin. H.J. left Lafayette to go to Texas to originally become a shoe repairman but soon began a boot company. One pair of Justin Boots began at eleven dollars a pair but now they are around one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars. The company kept on growing larger and larger after John Justin Jr. bought the company. After the company went through owners, the company became stronger then ever and started selling their high-quality boots.
Wellington boots were made by a man, Hoby. He was instructed to modify the Hessian 18th century boot. The boot is made of calfskin leather and apparently was a “transformation on previous Hessian boot.” The boots used to have a layer of wax on them to keep them water proof but they soon realized that the boots would be lighter without the wax and they decided to make the boots out of rubber. The boots were at first produced in small quantities but are now produced in larger quantities because of the higher demand for them.
Ugg boots began coming around, around 1930 and Australian sheep shearers wore Uggs to keep them warm during that same time. In 1978, Uggs came to America, an Australian surfer brought a bag of Uggs and showed them to surfers. The boots then began to gather attention and were very high-priced.
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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-history-of-wellington-boots.html
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