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A word to men who wear high boots

Alexi

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Miss_Bella_Hell said:
Look people, the original blog was clearly an anti-hipster diatribe. It doesn't apply to anything relevant to us. K? Let's move on.

ok just pointing this out, again
 

Highlander

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Who Makes these boots? where can I get them??

Ah, yes, the things we dumb kids use to do at college (while we were supposed to be studying).


Also:
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http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=30471

Who makes these boots? Where can I get them???

Thanks,
 

WesternHatWearer

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I wonder if this fellow worked for a boot maker. He may have been hoping to increase sales by driving men to purchase boots as means to spite his words. A far fetched ideal, more than likely, but a possibility. It would be interesting to see what sales of knee high men's boot looked liked before and after this blog post, if the blog even made a measurable impact.
 

SGTROCK

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Knee high boots are quite useful for horseback riding. For everyday mens wear or as a fashion statement, not so much. Overall, they do look better on women
 

MisterCairo

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Knee high boots are quite useful for horseback riding. For everyday mens wear or as a fashion statement, not so much. Overall, they do look better on women

Possibly a silly question, but since when were "everyday men's wear" or "fashion statements" supposed to be "useful"? Is a necktie "useful"? Suits? Brogues? Wingtips?

Ultimately, as "footwear", how is a long boot functionally different from a Spectator shoe?

Just asking....
 

Renault

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In snake country ( as here in the SW USA) tall leather or cordura (sic) can come in quite handy!!! Also help protect the lower leg in the same environment. Just about everything here has thorns or stickers of some kind on it. Lots of biting things here. Reptiles and insects.
 

Renault

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Thanks Hats!! Tall boots here (sometimes dusted with sulphur) will help with some biting insects that live in the grass. And while not a guarantee against ticks they do help. Young son archaeologist did contract Lymes disease this past summer. I doubt where he was working high boots would have helped.

I've know many folks who were thankful for tall boots ( oldest son included) in the "rattle bug" country here!!! Ounce of prevention thing! And considering the cost in hospital fees, they are a drop in the bucket price wise!!!
 

newsman

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Umm...but they are snake boots. I wear them to keep the snakes for biting me while hunting. IS that ok?
 

Ced

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I came across to this photo of a guy in casual outfit with thigh high boots.. More and more men seem to be in to high boots recently..
 

jkingrph

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I've know many folks who were thankful for tall boots ( oldest son included) in the "rattle bug" country here!!! Ounce of prevention thing! And considering the cost in hospital fees, they are a drop in the bucket price wise!!!


A bit late in replying to this, but totally agree. About five years ago when I was working in a hospital, our acquisition cost for Crofab, the newer standard of treatment for snakebite could run 6 to 8 thousand dollars per patient, depending upon the size of the evenomation, and the patients response.
 

Doctor Damage

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Knee high boots are quite useful for horseback riding. For everyday mens wear or as a fashion statement, not so much. Overall, they do look better on women.
They certainly do.



I haven't seen a proper pair of riding boots in ages, nor anyone wearing them. I think they are a great choice for women for winter. About 20 years ago I was tempted to get a pair made for me by a store who had some beautiful brown ones, although I would not have had much use for them. I suspect now that quality leather goods are so expensive most people just get rubber riding boots.
 

Oldsarge

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Really? Obviously you don't frequent Tumblr.com. Try following olivia'scharmedlife, the-tweed-fox, palo-y-pelota and a couple more. Ladies in leather riding boots all over the place, with references to where they can be found. And yes, they're expensive.
 

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