The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Æsthetics of Boots

Phorniosticus, Aldi Borondi Fosca. "The Æsthetics of Boots." Vanity Fair. (1861-1-12).
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Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
illustration
satire
Abstract

In the second installment of this treatise, Mr. Phorniosticus explains the complicated and often hidden nature of boots. He thinks wistfully for a simpler time, our sandaled past.