Treads

Initially, they were invented as the rider’s shoes, helping him to stay in the saddle for a long time: the boots were stiff on the shafts, practically did not bend either in the knees or in the ankles.

Treads were uniform military footwear of cavalrymen in European countries in the Middle Ages, in the Russian army were used in uniform XVII-XVIII centuries in uniform cuirassiers and dragoons , occasionally infantrymen.

Treads were also worn by representatives of the upper class, the nobility . Known addiction to the boots of Peter I.

And suddenly, creaking a porch and boots, young Vavich came down into the courtyard. Volnoper of the second category. With a small antennae, with soft, black ones. He dragged on a strap : for whom, in an empty yard? Treads are polished, not treasured - their own, and not smart - moderate. Creepy treads. Not treasury, but you can’t clatter.

- B. S. Zhitkov . Butt, “Victor Vavich”: Roman / Preface. M. Pozdnyaeva; After A. Aryeva. - M .: Nezavisimaya Gazeta Publishing House, 1999. - 624 p.

Now “boots” are often called women's boots of a certain style, with a bell above the knee.

By the year 2000, various designers began to include boots in their new collections as casual shoes . Treads began to be combined with simple and sometimes even modest outfits, rather than provocative as before.

A huge number of diverse models have entered the market. They differed in many factors, material, color, height and thickness of the heel, sharp or rounded socks. They also began to be decorated with fur , rhinestones and various embroidery.

• D. N. Ushakov, “The Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov”, M. , 1935-1940.

• Treads // Small Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 4 volumes - St. Petersburg. 1907-1909.
• Treads - history, collections, fashion.