Buckled shoes began to replace tied shoes in the mid-17th century: Samuel Pepys wrote in his Diary for 22 January 1660 "This day I began to put on buckles to my shoes, which I have bought yesterday of Mr. Wotton."
Skospænder begyndte at erstattede bundne sko i midten af 1600-tallet: Samuel Pepys skrev i sin Diary den 22. januar 1660 "Dette er dagen, hvor jeg begyndte at putte spænder på mine sko, som jeg købte i går hos Mr. Wotton."