Boots

1955 Short Boot with Paratrooper ? Zipper endorsed by a Ballplayer. I've seen a few variations of this

style of boot from the mid fifties, often with the strap, in roughout suede or even a diamond quilted leather.

One even had a built in sheath for a knife. 

1955 Paratrooper's Jump Boots.  

An Ad from a favorite boot maker of the mid Fifties, Chippewa.