If you want Mens Suede Leather Desert Boots with Original Classic Round Toe Styling and Crepe type sole this is the boot for you. It was noticed that Army officers in Burma were wearing 'crepe-soled rough suede boots' as part of their casual attire. The officers had discovered that these tidy boots were hard-wearing and durable, but also light weight and very comfortable. It was found that the boots were being made and sold in the bazaars in Cairo. The design seems to be based loosely on the style of the Dutch voortrekker boot that was introduced to Western Desert warfare by the South Africa division of the Eighth Army. In 1949 the boot was recreated in England with the super comfortable construction; a simple two-piece upper body and crepe sole. The boot was formed on a round-toe last. The desert boot had success in Italy and France and was later released in England and the US. In 1950 the Desert Boot made its American debut at the Chicago Shoe Fair. Desert Boots became fashionable in Beatnik Culture, they w e re later adopted by Sixties Mods who wore them as part of both smart and casual clothing outfits. In 1967 when the Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Shackleton, return ed from Aden wearing a pair of locally made desert boots. On his next visit to Aden, he to ok with him orders from several Government ministers for duplicate pairs: The Popularity of the Desert Boot stretched far beyond the working class youth. Desert Boots carried on through to the Mod Revival era of the Seventies and Eighties becoming a true Retro Mod Classic. The Mod look is still strong today; Paul Weller and Liam Gallaher sport desert boots regularly, the former even releasing his own boots. In its 60 year history, the Desert Boot has sold more than 12 million pairs worldwide.