Though spring is still but a glimmer in Nature’s eye, we’re all raring to get our ankle-high suede kicks in play. So which ones are “chukkas” and which are “desert boots”? Often used synonymously in modern parlance, these two species of footwear are subtly different. Developed for the British army campaigns in Northern Africa during World War II, the “desert boot” usually has an upper that laces much higher and sits on a crepe sole (a la Clark’s Wallabees). A chukka, on the other hand, is an ankle-high, leather- or rubber-soled boot, with a two- or three-hole lace upper made of calfskin or suede. Originally dubbed Chukkers for their resemblance to Polo boots (after a period of play in Polo called Chukker), the boot’s name comes from the Hindu chakka, ultimately derived from the Sanskrit cakra, meaning ‘wheel.’
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