If you're of a certain age and a friend mentions moon boots, you will probably visualise massive yeti-style ungainly appearance footwear. The explanation for this is that during the early seventies the Italian designer Tecnica Group, which is still situated in Giavero del Montello, first designed these boots which in turn became a distinctive fashionable trend during the eighties.
The boots were made with a thin rubber outsole and a cellular rubber midsole, that is the identical sole construction of those boots which Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin used when they initially set foot on and explored the moon in July 1969 in NASAs Apollo 11 mission, as did all of those other astronauts in later trips to our moon, and so the name 'Moon Boots'.
They were primarily sized in only small, medium, large etc and there was no variance between the left or right feet. They were better suited for struggling through snow than walking or running anywhere else. As of 2011 Tecnica provides the Moon Boot having manufactured approximately 25 million pairs so far.
There are various styles and colours to choose from nowadays although previously they were generally blue and they remain extremely popular with the winter sports fraternity. Anything that has got the astronaut style of sole on it is generally classed as a moon boot. With the name actual itself having been copyrighted, the genuine Tecnica boots are the only ones which can be actually marketed as a 'Moon Boots'. Even though in general usage the term 'moon boot' has turned into a universal term for many soft shell boots which often are fur lined and also nowadays referred to as 'snow boots'.
It's not only 'Uggs' or 'Mukluks' (often known as 'Eskimo Boots') that fall into this classification, nearly all winter boots with imitation fur lining with a soft shell, whether they are ankle, mid calf or knee high, are also regarded these days as 'moon boots'. These come in a variety of colours, mostly chestnut, black, brown and sand. And they are very popular everywhere.
The boots were made with a thin rubber outsole and a cellular rubber midsole, that is the identical sole construction of those boots which Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin used when they initially set foot on and explored the moon in July 1969 in NASAs Apollo 11 mission, as did all of those other astronauts in later trips to our moon, and so the name 'Moon Boots'.
They were primarily sized in only small, medium, large etc and there was no variance between the left or right feet. They were better suited for struggling through snow than walking or running anywhere else. As of 2011 Tecnica provides the Moon Boot having manufactured approximately 25 million pairs so far.
There are various styles and colours to choose from nowadays although previously they were generally blue and they remain extremely popular with the winter sports fraternity. Anything that has got the astronaut style of sole on it is generally classed as a moon boot. With the name actual itself having been copyrighted, the genuine Tecnica boots are the only ones which can be actually marketed as a 'Moon Boots'. Even though in general usage the term 'moon boot' has turned into a universal term for many soft shell boots which often are fur lined and also nowadays referred to as 'snow boots'.
It's not only 'Uggs' or 'Mukluks' (often known as 'Eskimo Boots') that fall into this classification, nearly all winter boots with imitation fur lining with a soft shell, whether they are ankle, mid calf or knee high, are also regarded these days as 'moon boots'. These come in a variety of colours, mostly chestnut, black, brown and sand. And they are very popular everywhere.
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Jan Griffiths is a shoe lover and runs her own online store specialising in ladies wide fitting shoes and high heel shoes.