Nariman boots

Some items of clothing are firmly established in the history of fashion. Boots Nariman - one of the stylish trends of the past years, which is still not forgotten.

NARIMAN - Existed once a large haberdashery corporation, producing various goods. In the assortment of the company there were shoes, all kinds of accessories for clothing, umbrellas, raincoats.

Boots, created by the company more than 150 years ago, brought her fame. It was in these shoes walked the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley. It was in them that the legendary Freddie Mercury performed. And it is this shoe that we remember in the beloved film about Ostap Bender.

Who has not heard the perky song of Garik Sukachev about the easily recognizable walk of the chosen one? And for sure, many wondered what shoes are mentioned there.

Originally this song was performed by Yuri Morfessi. The Russian pop and opera singer, popular in the 1920s, had a diverse repertoire. In the first version of this song, you could clearly hear about shoes "on rips". What does this mean? Here the word “rip” was used to mean “creak”.

The fact is that at the beginning of the 20th century boots with a creak were very popular in Russia. Oddly enough, the creaking sound made when walking was considered an element of a fashionable image. Creak issued boots with wooden soles. More often for their creation birch was used. Sometimes shoemakers went to the trick and made inserts in the leather soles of men's shoes from dry bark or sugar. After a couple of months, the shoes became noiseless and the special “chic” disappeared.

Is it hard to believe in the reality of such a trend? The nature of the fashion trends of the time proves another famous song, which mentions "with a terrible creak shoes."

However, from the song about the cute "rips" disappeared. Garik Sukachev is not involved in the change of words. In later speeches, Morfessi has already seen a change in the mention of “rips” to the word “nariman.”

Correction of words was associated with the relocation of the singer to France. It was obvious that it would be difficult for foreigners to understand the fashion of creaking shoes. This was reflected in the meaning of the song, so it was easier to replace the words.

In the Soviet Union, the trend for "noisy" shoes held on for a long time. The mods wore their boots with scratches until the 1950s. Especially fond of this fashion working class. It was a pleasure for any guy to walk down the street, letting passersby know that a real dude was coming.

But why nevertheless Nariman? After all, Morfessi did not accidentally choose this word for his song.

At that time, there was only one large company engaged in the production of fashionable shoes. It was a Nariman corporation. The full name sounded like the North Russian Imperial Merchandise Apparels Nationwide.

Original options for shoes made of leather. Cheaper versions for a wide range of consumers were combined. In such models, leather was only the bottom of the shoes. For the upper part of the product used canvas.

Modern interpretation of the original version of Nariman - comfortable and stylish Chelsea Boots. In this model, the buttons have been replaced by a rubber band that provides comfort and allows people to wear shoes with different leg sizes. These shoes are made of leather or suede. Boots can be elastic to match the material of the product, or combine two contrasting colors.