▁History ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁sho em aker ▁J . ▁S par ks - H all . ▁The ▁sho em aker , ▁J . ▁S par ks - H all ▁claimed ▁that ▁" She ▁( Que en ▁Victoria ) ▁wal ks ▁in ▁them ▁daily ▁and ▁thus ▁gives ▁the ▁strong est ▁proof ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁she ▁attach es ▁to ▁the ▁in vention ". ▁In ▁his ▁advert ising ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁boot ▁as ▁J . ▁Spark es - H all ' s ▁Pat ent ▁El astic ▁An k le ▁Bo ots . ▁The ▁boot ▁became ▁popular ▁for ▁horse ▁r iding ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁walking . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Go ody ear ' s ▁development ▁of ▁vul can ised ▁rub ber ▁enabled ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁el astic ▁g us set ▁boot . ▁The ▁advantage ▁of ▁el astic ised ▁bo ots ▁meant ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁easily ▁removed ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁again . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁the ▁fashion ▁began ▁to ▁catch ▁on . ▁This ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁style ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁until ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁' 6 0 s , ▁Ch else a ▁bo ots ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁– ▁and ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Road ▁( a ▁street ▁in ▁Ch else a ▁and ▁Ful ham ▁in ▁inner ▁western ▁London ) ▁set ▁of ▁Sw ing ing ▁London ▁– ▁worn