Frye Boots Sale

The Frye Company was set up in 1863 by John A. Frye, a shoemaker from Britain. Frye is the oldest continuously operating shoe company in the US. Frye products have a long and famous history. Frye boots were worn by soldiers for either side of America’s Civil War, squaddies in the Spanish-America war, and for Teddy Roosevelt and his rough Riders. Many new england families in the mid and late 1800′s wore Frye boots as they pioneered across the land to the West.

Frye’s current Harness Boots are rooted in convention and continue to draw influence from the Cavalry. Today the classic Harness Boot holds a place in Yank culture. Frye Harness Boots have been pictured in fashion spreads internationally. In 1938, on a visit to Washington, D.C, John A. Frye’s grandson and namesake met a U.S. Navy Admiral who confided he had trouble finding the wellies he was fond of so much. As a favor, John agreed to make him a pair. Frye continued to fill requests for these boots through the Second World War. During World War Two, Frye supplied thousands of servicemen with Frye wellies, known as Jet Boots, by mail order.

In the 1960′s, Frye reintroduced the Campus Boot, from its 1860 original, featuring a cumbersome toe and corpulent heel that came to epitomize the attitude and the style of the 60′s and 70′s. There was nothing like these’new’ Frye Boots on the market, and consumers started to demand’Original Fryes.’ when looking for items to represent the America of the sixty’s, the Smithsonian Institute chose two Frye Boots.

The quality of all Frye shoes is perpetual. For almost 150 years, Frye leather products have continued to be benchcrafted from the finest full grain leather uppers. It takes over 190 steps to make one pair of Frye boots. Frye remains dedicated to the commitment of craftsmanship for which Frye boots and Frye shoes have been known for over 100 years.