How to choose high boots. How to choose the right high boots

Material and skin options

For the manufacture of fur boots, a variety of materials are used: elk fur, cowhide, foal skin, but the most common deer skin.

Most often, men's low shoes with “lightning” or boots with an elongated shaft are sewn from elk fur; women's fur boots are not sewn from elk for the reason that this fur is rather coarse, hard and does not look as aesthetically pleasing as the more common deer skin.

It can also be distinguished by color: elk fur is from light to dark shades of brown with rare gray hair. The heat resistance of elk skins in the presence of a lining differs little from deer skins.

From cow or horse skin, high boots are most often sewn for teenage, children's, sometimes men's or women's.

Horseskin in factories is made in the same way as all other materials: dried, sheared and dyed, all this happens mechanized, according to the standard. Such shoes are perfect for a child: firstly, they keep heat very well, and secondly, you will save a lot. But the most popular and expensive material for fur boots is deer skins.

When purchasing high boots made of light camus, the buyer must be prepared for careful care: moisture must be avoided, otherwise the fur may turn yellow in places over time, such shoes should be removed very carefully - not with the toe to the heel, but with your hands so that the fur does not “bald”, but also clean regularly with a soft dry cloth.

Dark shades of high fur boots are valued more, they are more durable and look richer. Now in the salons of winter shoes, dyed high boots of dark brown color without “gray hair” are often sold.

You should not look for cons in such high fur boots, since now there are special paints, and modern technology allows them to dye fur without prejudice to the latter. In addition, such boots do not fade in the sun. Run a wet hand or cloth over the fur.

If there are no traces of paint, then the boots are of high quality. If traces of paint are visible, then it is better to refuse to buy such shoes. Let us explain that the fur boots are mainly stained because it was not possible to match the skins by color or they had some minor defects. However, the service life of painted high fur boots is the same as that of ordinary ones - 2-4 years, depending on the operating conditions.

The specifics of the choice

When choosing a product, check the fur for “stability”: stroking the pile from top to bottom and from bottom to top, pay attention that it is elastic, quickly acquires its original shape, does not crumble, does not break.

Take a closer look at the selection of skins: the color of the fur boots should be even and neat, the fur itself should be thick and smooth, and in no case should the skins crackle - this means that the dressing is not of very high quality and soon the skin may burst, and it will be quite enough to restore such boots difficult.

The inner lining of shoes should be made of double shoe bikes or overcoat cloth, this type is approved by GOST, it is durable and retains heat best of all. Proper dressing of paws is the key to good wear of high fur boots.

Skins should not crunch, crack when compressed and, by the way, should not smell of fat, because during dressing all the fat must be removed from the skin, otherwise the fur may burst and even “burn” over time - it smells bad. Another important indicator of the quality of high boots is correctly stitched welts.

Welts - a border made of a piece of hard leather with a thickness of not more than 2.5 mm, to which the sole and fur are sewn. Please note that the threads with which the sole is sewn must be buried in a “groove” with a depth of no more than 2 mm.

If you see threads at the bottom of the sole, you can be sure that soon they will wear off from walking, the sole will fall apart, and you will have to go to the workshop. The color of the threads does not play a role - this is already a matter of taste, the main thing is to know that the stitch on the welts should be no more than 5-7 mm (2 stitches per 1 cm) and carefully go one after another.

At the same time, the threads must be well tightened, the welts themselves are made of special hard leather, and not from home-made improvised means like a belt. The sole is made of felt glued in several layers or of felt combined with rubber.

The sole with rubber is more wear-resistant, but for a long stay in the cold, it is recommended to wear high boots with soles made of pure felt. Keeping warm and comfortable to wear also depends on the lining. It is sewn at factories from overcoat cloth or from a special double-sided shoe bike approved by GOST to insulate and improve thermal insulation properties.

You can also find a lining of faux fur, sheepskin or felt cloth, which is also considered a good material for lining high boots.

But if you buy shoes from a private person, then pay attention that the lining is not made of drape or some other fabric at hand: they are short-lived and keep heat worse.

Do not dry fur on heaters, but only at room temperature upside down;

Do not comb or stroke wet fur with your hand;

Do not store fur products in plastic bags;

Do not store products made of natural fur and dyed in the same case;

Do not apply perfume, cologne, toilet water to the fur;

When storing, do not forget to remove dust, tamp newspaper or cloth inside to soak in moisture, and cardboard to keep its shape.

Fur products may be stored at room temperature not exceeding +23oC and relative air humidity over 65%. Do not forget about the decoration of shoes. This is a bile, or ornament. It, as a rule, is embroidered with beads, sometimes embroidery is made from special, especially durable multi-colored threads.

The motive of the ornament can be the most diverse and limited only by the imagination of the master. However, the most common pattern is the Yakut national ornament. The price of bile depends on the complexity of the work - the smaller and more elegant the pattern, the more material it took, the more expensive.

Fur boots have become fashionable as winter shoes for a long time and firmly. Ladies in all countries have chosen this practical type of footwear. With such warm and cute, comfortable and stylish boots, no frost is terrible, and it's not a shame to walk in a big city anywhere in Russia. High boots of various shapes and bright colors are sold in shops or markets, which makes girls choose a purchase for a long time.

How to choose a model and material

When choosing boots, you need to pay attention to their cost. If high fur boots are inexpensive, then it is difficult to expect high quality. On average, high fur boots on sale should cost you about three or five thousand rubles. Such shoes must necessarily have natural fur, occasionally it is replaced with artificial fur, both inside the shoe and in its outer trim, so that heat is retained in any, the most severe weather.

Modern stylists give a number of special recommendations when buying high boots, thanks to which you can emphasize the dignity of a woman. For example, if the customer’s height is small, then purchase shoes that do not have very fluffy fur on the outside so that the high boots do not seem too voluminous. Due to fluffy and voluminous high boots, the length of the legs is visually shortened.

For the production of classic fur boots, deer fur is used, which is distinguished by its quality and high cost. Nevertheless, today kamus is most often used in the manufacture of high fur boots. When buying high boots made of light-colored skins, you must remember that you can not do without careful care for him. Moisture is contraindicated for skins, this leads to yellowing of the fur, and a spoiled appearance of the boots.

How to check the quality of uns

When purchasing boots, prepare a damp cloth. If you run it over the fur, not a trace of paint should remain on it. This will tell you about the high quality of shoes that you can buy without hesitation. If you see traces of paint on a rag, do not buy such shoes. This suggests that the fur is not natural, but was tinted, as defects were found on it.

When choosing high boots, great attention should be paid to checking the stability of the fur. To do this, you need to run your hand along the pile, moving from top to bottom. Elastic fur will immediately take on its original shape, it will neither crumble nor break. Pay attention to the colors of your pair of high boots. There should be no color difference. If a crunch is heard at the kamus, this means that the dressing of the fur was of poor quality, and this skin did not have long to exist.

For the manufacture of the soles of the high boots, rubber and felt are used, laying them in layers. Also, the manufacturer is obliged to lay an additional pad between the cloth insole and the sole in order to create an additional layer that protects against severe cold.

The Siberian winter makes us take a responsible approach to the issue of footwear. Fur boots are gaining momentum every year and occupy a confident position in the wardrobe of connoisseurs of fashionable shoes. At first, the appearance of the high fur boots was unremarkable: they served only for protection and convenience. The shoes consisted of two parts: the shaft and the boot. The shaft was designed to protect against snow: a strap was located on the top, which was tightened before walking and thus prevented snow from entering the boot. And the sole had to provide warmth, so it was made from sheep's wool. It took a lot of time to create one pair of such shoes. Then skillful craftsmen began to create a wide variety of patterns on them: with threads and beads.

After some time, modern designers and trendsetters turned their attention to the shoes of the northern peoples. Today you can see a huge variety and abundance of high boots at fashion shows, in photos in magazines, and of course the legs of Hollywood stars. A wide range of colors will turn the head of any fashionista. However, the most popular is black, a universal color. You can safely wear such high boots with any top.

How and with what to wear high boots?

It is important to know what to wear with high fur boots before buying such fur boots. Designers and stylists are unanimous in their opinion that high boots are purely street shoes that are designed for walking on snow and ice. That is, in fur boots you can go for a walk in the forest, take a walk with your child, or just go about business in the cold. These are the right shoes for giving and a country house, high boots are easy to put on and take off, they are warm and comfortable.

Fur boots look good with any not long fur clothing (or lined with fur). They can be worn with a short fur coat, the fur color of which should at least slightly harmonize with the color of the fur of the boots. It is important to observe the combination of fur texture and color palette. A down jacket or sheepskin coat is also combined with high boots, it is desirable that the fur does not look very voluminous. When choosing outerwear, it is preferable to choose things to the middle or above the knee. Tight jeans with fluffy high boots, an inflated jacket and a voluminous fur hat with earflaps harmonize very well. It always looks very fresh and relevant! Complete the set with fur mittens and a scarf, this combination is very cute and feminine. If the high boots themselves contain fashionable prints, then it will be spectacular if you have the same print not only on a dress or bag, but also on a stylish sleeveless jacket. The world designer "Oscar De La Renta" offers to wear sweater dresses and leggings with high fur boots. And the Fashion House "Paco Rabanne" demonstrates high boots in combination with classic clothes. When choosing high boots, you should not be based only on fashion trends. It is also advisable to take into account your complexion.

Fur boots are bought by people of different ages and wealth. The stars are no exception. Heidi Klum (German top model, actress and presenter) often visits the mountain town of Aspen, because high fur boots for her are comfortable boots in a harsh winter climate. High boots are equally popular with both women and men. Most often, high fur boots are chosen by young men. Pete Wentz (American musician) is one of those stellar handsome men who appreciate style and comfort, so high boots fit into his wardrobe just in time.

When choosing a product, check the fur for “stability”: stroking the pile from top to bottom and from bottom to top, pay attention that it is elastic, quickly acquires its original shape, does not crumble, does not break. Take a closer look at the selection of skins: the color of the fur boots should be even and neat, the fur itself should be thick and smooth, and in no case should the skins crackle - this means that the dressing is not of very high quality and soon the skin may burst, and it will be quite enough to restore such boots difficult. The inner lining of shoes should be made of double shoe bikes or overcoat cloth, this type is approved by GOST, it is durable and retains heat best of all.

For the manufacture of fur boots, a variety of materials are used: elk fur, cowhide, foal skin, but the most common deer skin. The most popular and expensive material for fur boots is deer skins. When purchasing high boots made of light camus, the buyer must be prepared for careful care: moisture must be avoided, otherwise the fur may turn yellow in places over time, such shoes should be removed very carefully - not with the toe to the heel, but with your hands so that the fur does not “bald”, but also clean regularly with a soft dry cloth.

Dark shades of high fur boots are valued more, they are more durable and look richer. Now in the salons of winter shoes, dyed high boots of dark brown color without “gray hair” are often sold. You should not look for cons in such high fur boots, since now there are special paints, and modern technology allows them to dye fur without prejudice to the latter. In addition, such boots do not fade in the sun.

Run a wet hand or cloth over the fur. If there are no traces of paint, then the boots are of high quality. If traces of paint are visible, then it is better to refuse to buy such shoes. Let us explain that the fur boots are mainly stained because it was not possible to match the skins by color or they had some minor defects. However, the service life of painted high fur boots is the same as that of ordinary ones - 2-4 years, depending on the operating conditions.

Proper dressing of paws is the key to good wear of high fur boots. Skins should not crunch, crack when compressed, and, by the way, should not smell of fat, because during dressing all fat must be removed from the skin, otherwise the fur may burst and even “burn” over time - it smells bad.

Another important indicator of the quality of high boots is correctly stitched welts. Welts - a border made of a piece of hard leather with a thickness of not more than 2.5 mm, to which the sole and fur are sewn. Please note that the threads with which the sole is sewn must be buried in a “groove” with a depth of no more than 2 mm. If you see threads at the bottom of the sole, you can be sure that soon they will wear off from walking, the sole will fall apart, and you will have to go to the workshop. The color of the threads does not play a role - this is already a matter of taste, the main thing is to know that the stitch on the welts should be no more than 5-7 mm (2 stitches per 1 cm) and carefully go one after another. At the same time, the threads must be well tightened, the welts themselves are made of special hard leather, and not from home-made improvised means like a belt.

The sole is made of felt glued in several layers or of felt combined with rubber. The sole with rubber is more wear-resistant, but for a long stay in the cold, it is recommended to wear high boots with soles made of pure felt.

Keeping warm and comfortable to wear also depends on the lining. It is sewn at factories from overcoat cloth or from a special double-sided shoe bike approved by GOST to insulate and improve thermal insulation properties. You can also find a lining of faux fur, sheepskin or felt cloth, which is also considered a good material for lining high boots. But if you buy shoes from a private person, then pay attention that the lining is not made of drape or some other fabric at hand: they are short-lived and keep heat worse.

According to weather forecasts, this winter promises to be severe, and therefore it is necessary to prepare for it thoroughly. The choice of outerwear today is huge - democratic down jackets and synthetic winterizer jackets, relatively inexpensive sheepskin coats and elegant fur coats. But it is more difficult to choose shoes in which it will be comfortable to survive the Siberian winter. It is cold in boots and boots, in felt boots it is not very comfortable, and even out of date. And therefore the most advanced segments of the population are switching to high fur boots. These original fur boots came to us from the Far North, where there is no way without warm shoes. And if earlier good high fur boots were a real shortage in Irkutsk, today it is not a problem to buy them. How to choose high-quality skins, "SM Number One" was told by entrepreneur Alexei Shulyga.

Leg in skins - like in a thermos

Why do high boots have such an advantage over other winter shoes? Yes, because it is really the warmest winter shoes. Fur boots are sewn from skins that reliably keep heat, and in fact the foot in the fur boots is like in a thermos.

Such a low thermal conductivity of the skin is due to the tubular structure of its pile. Moreover, skins from the paws of an animal are suitable for high fur boots, the rest of the fur is quickly wiped off and therefore does not go into business. For a pair of high fur boots skins from 2-3 animals are needed.

In the workshop of Alexei Shulyga, skins of noble animals are used - reindeer, red deer and elk. Skins are supplied from Chukotka and Taimyr. Some craftsmen sew high fur boots from horse and even cow fur, which does not have such qualities.

Market or studio? Studio!

Where can I buy high fur boots in Irkutsk? In the markets and in specialized studios. Moreover, according to the law of meanness, high fur boots bought on the market can last 10 years or 1 year. But the seller, of course, will not give a guarantee for them, and where to look for him later, this seller?

There are several firms in Irkutsk that specialize in sewing high fur boots. The studio has several undoubted advantages: a guarantee (in good firms, for example, they give a guarantee of 100 days from the beginning of the winter season); a wide range of; the right to buy both ready-made high fur boots and sew them to order; the opportunity to really see how high fur boots are sewn, how professionally and in what conditions the craftsmen work.

Fur boots are skins, lining, sole and ornament

There are three ways to make skins. The cheapest and fastest - with sulfuric acid; at the slightest moisture, the skins undergo a reaction, the fur corrodes, the high boots are torn. Moth loves homemade dressing (in milk or kefir). The most competent is considered organic dressing with the use of acetic acid, which does not harm the skin in any way. It has long been recognized that mechanized dressing is more efficient than manual dressing, and there are entire enterprises for dressing skins.

For lining use overcoat cloth, faux fur or natural sheepskin. By and large, the texture of the lining does not matter, because the warmth of the high boots depends only on the quality of the skins.

The sole was previously made of micropore, but this material is hard, it often breaks and tends to slip. Now the masters have switched to a lighter neopore, which almost does not slip. There is an additional padding between the sole and the thick felted cloth insole, invisible to the eye, all this together does not allow the foot to freeze. In Irkutsk, there is no need to use only felt soles, as they do in the North - it is not so cold here, and melting snow (for example, when you enter a store or a tram in beautiful high boots) spoils the texture of the felted fabric.

An important detail of high fur boots is a corsage. And if earlier their choice was quite poor, now the variety of assortment will satisfy the most demanding customer. Standard corsages are made of leather, they are very practical (a long fur coat or coat does not pop out skins), but they are not particularly beautiful. The fur corsage is cute and interesting. Corsages made of Yakut beads, which are famous for their rare durability, are in special demand. The ornament is some kind of national pattern - amazingly beautiful and original!

Good high fur boots cannot cost 2 thousand

Oddly enough, in Yakutia, in the homeland of kamus, where their deer, fur boots are more expensive than in Irkutsk - from 8 to 15 thousand. In our city, the average price of high-quality skins is 5-7 thousand. Good high fur boots that will last 10-15 years (and this is the real life span of high fur boots) cannot cost 2-3 thousand rubles!

It is interesting!

The latest novelties that give charm to fashionistas are colored high boots (tinted in blue or red - under a fur coat or sheepskin coat) and handbags made of skins.

Skins are ordered and bought by people of different ages and incomes. Fur boots are in the same demand for both men and women, less often they buy high boots for children.

Deer skins are mainly used for women's high fur boots, as they are softer and more feminine. Unpretentious men choose red deer and elk.

Proper care - long life

In no case should you dry the high boots on heating appliances, it is better to use a special electric dryer or the old-fashioned way - paper or newspapers.

Fur boots do not need cleaning, like sheepskin coats and fur coats, because they do not get dirty at all, even in such a dirty city as Irkutsk.

From spring to autumn, it is better to store high fur boots not in a plastic bag, but in a canvas bag or an ordinary pillowcase. Formalin treatment, which skins are subjected to, does not tempt moths, but for additional prophylaxis, an aerosol such as "Armol" can be used.

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