For the last several years the tendency of flashy-coloured boots has done nothing but grow, with players having a wide range of boots to choose from, the vast majority of them featuring elaborate colours and synthetic casings. On the other hand, however, a new growing trend is arising,back from the good old days, an unexpected comeback of black boots to the professional football scenery, a rare link to the past, that unsurprisingly suits many of todays -young,and not so young- players likings, specially those looking for the ellegant design of a classic boot.
Pero empecemos por el principio. Las primeras botas específicas de fútbol se fabricaban en piel natural y esa piel no se tintaba por lo que tenían el color natural en distintos tonos de marrón, recordar que por aquel entonces las botas eran altas, cubrían el tobillo y por ello recibían ese nombre. Con el paso de los años las marcas querían dar visibilidad a sus empresas por lo que se añadía el logo corporativo, normalmente en color blanco con algunos detalles que lo hicieran destacar y mejorar un poco la estética del calzado.
Looking back at the very beginning of football history, boots were manufactured in natural brown leather; back then, they were constructed with a ‘high-top’ design -covering the ankle entirely- ,which is the reason behind they where entitled as 'boot's', rather than any other name.
It was back in the 60’s, where the sports brands started to pay closer attention to the functionality and the overall design from the boots. All of them started to be manufactured in black, with closer attention to detail, and a more professional look. So black boots started to reign from the 60’s to the 90’s, for more than 30 years.
Almost 40 years with the same aesthetics seemed to be enough for the main brands. Thus, adidas, Nike and even Joma, were the pioneers when it comes to football colourway innovations, revolutionizing the market, this time with boots manufactured in white, and giving the go-ahead to aesthetic innovations among the football boot market scenery.
The picture below exemplifies the wide variety of colours, designs and patterns available already back in the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.
For the recent years, those players looking for black boots didn’t have plenty of models to choose from. Up until now, the adidas Copa Mundial, Nike Tiempo Premier and Mizuno Morelia were barely the only options available to choose from, but what if you were looking for a black boot that didn’t have a classic vibe?
Fortunately, we have reached a point where the black boots range has vastly increased, to meet the demands of the players looking for boots manufactured in black, while featuring the most up-to-date technologies.
Black boots have made their comeback and becoming increasingly popular among young and not so young players. It so ‘in’ that in the recent time we have witnessed many players dying their boots, something that hasn’t gone unnoticed for the brands, that have implemented their “back to black” versions to their silos, a tendency that will seemingly remain in the years to come.
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