Editing Slip-on shoe (section)

==Gored shoes==
In an evolution entirely different from the loafer, [[Chelsea boot]]s were invented by J. Sparkes Hall for [[Queen Victoria]] in 1836. The stretchable rubber produces a comfortable shoe combining the convenience of laceless shoes with the profile of lace-ups. Its feminine image was soon lost and was dubbed ''Congress gaiter'' and ''Boston boot'' in America. Rare even in Britain, its country of origin, it is still the only style of slip-on worn with a suit in some of the highly conservative working environments in the [[City of London]].<ref>Flusser (2002). p. 197</ref> With such a background, their use mimics that of Oxfords, so they are worn in brown with broguing as a country shoe, or in plainer, black styles with suits.