boots the thread

five solid minutes now i've been looking at those, they are gorgeous

do ppl who tie their laces behind their boots think to themselves "i'm that guy who ties his laces behind the boots"

Currently wearing these by Lucchese
https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/693/31607435572_ba4962ea27_o.jpg
This will be my next pair of boots
https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/548/31607373182_a79df1b109_o.jpg

like when i was a young whippersnapper i would roll up my pants legs and i would go out and wonder "are people noticing my rolled-up pants legs rn? because they're pretty fashionable"

oh wait I see that other models of the Galways have dainite and leather soles… I was away with the Rosewood:
http://www.edwardgreen.com/shop/galway-rosewood-country-calf-rosewood-64-last.html

― woof, Monday, December 19, 2016 8:15 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

these are nuuuuuts

those filson (?) boots are really nice looking, i like the olive in particular. woof there are some grensons that are similar to the edward greens but like half the price that i remember looking really nice. ive never had the best luck w/grenson but something to think abt

as fate would have it i have decided that i need a new pair of winter boots so i appreciate this thread

do ppl who tie their laces behind their boots think to themselves "i'm that guy who ties his laces behind the boots"

i always like really long laces but then you have to deal with long laces. also its just kinda aesthetically pleasing to me, it keeps the top of the boot tight to the calf and like slimmer looking i guess?

I wear dark jeans with red wings everyday and don't roll them up because I think it would look too fussy and #menswear. Is my look just "unfinished"?

hold on a sec just picturing the allen edmonds jean leg coming down over a redwing

Red Wings are very good boots, but the one pair I bought many years ago had to be broken in. The three pair of Lucchese boots I've bought felt like sneakers the moment I tried them on. I've never been able to wear lace up boots due to a scar that runs along my ankle. I like how they look though and have always wanted to wear lace ups.

recommend me some reasonably biz-caj luccheses then

Are you oppose to cowboy boots? If you don't want cowboy boots these are gorgeous
https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/763/31754584405_553089c355_o.jpg

i was making a bad joking ref to another thread but those are quite good actually

Googled biz caj and was more confused so I decided to recommend the prettiest boot they have.

and here i will invoke the no cowboy boots unless you live in texas rule, jacob you're covered iirc

Sounds fair.

may well be a lapse in taste on my part but tbh i have personally never rly warmed to smart sleek boots that are basically tall dress shoes (i guess the galways would count as such m/l, suede aside)

not saying they should all be lunking hob-nailed workwear either just i think i prefer more of an essence of boot in there or something

― r|t|c, Monday, December 19, 2016 7:42 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agree that short feeble boots are more shoe-y really than boots, but i dont dislike them, they r just not the essence of boot

I wear dark jeans with red wings everyday and don't roll them up because I think it would look too fussy and #menswear. Is my look just "unfinished"?

― Treeship, Monday, December 19, 2016 8:31 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sry treesh u have to throw all yr clothes in the fire

woof there are some grensons that are similar to the edward greens but like half the price that i remember looking really nice. ive never had the best luck w/grenson but something to think abt

yeah, I've always heard mixed things about Grenson. I think I'd try Cheaney if I were aiming for something close - they've got a good rep atm, regularly have quite hard sales and have a few things that cover the same sort of area, albeit not so elegantly (But tbh if I want to do it I'm as well to wait for the next EG workshop sale - it'd take some luck & planning to get something good in my size, but that can bring the price down to merely terrifying levels)

anyone wanna put up some nice boots on this thread?

The ones with the moccasin construction and cloth uppers = NONONONONONONOOOOOOO those are Midwestern dad shoes just fyi with a $700 price tag. Don't do it.

Also there is NO REASON to have that many exposed seams on something that's supposed to be meant for wet conditions. NONE.

i need a visual

boots the thread

i like those boots, wld obvs never pay 7 hundo, laurel show us some of the cheap midwestern dad versions tho

midwestern zaddy imo

Like this

http://jakedavis.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c974f53ef011571fe935d970b-450wi

or these

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/stepsyusen/cabinet/mens3/20ry-bcr775-1.jpg

Actually there weren't as many bad examples in GIS as I was afraid--maybe these had their day and disappeared until the current hi-style revival.

https://i.imgur.com/mE3zqtr.jpg

missed this thread. i have black dries van noten military boots, one of the more expensive things i've ever bought i'm not going to post them cos i'll be shamed. they have a tab at the back for tying the lace around there, most of the time people don't see this bit anyway but i actually like the detail. also have a zip. they're incredibly comfortable and i like to wear them almost as much as sneakers which is a win for boots imo.

boots are one of the main reason i like winter fashion so much. i love summer but all men's summer clothes are just variations on how much like tintin i look.

xp Nah idk who is the audience for those, maybe hippies. Medieval re-enactors?

hmm idk laurel i think these boots are pretty different

yeah, I've always heard mixed things about Grenson

i would rep for their quality 100 per cent. i don't like the styles the last few seasons but i got a pair of their hadley military boots with rubber soles and they are still in excellent condition after many winters. got them in black last year but am selling them on ebay as when they arrived they'd changed the grain and it was a lot more stiff and uncomfortable.

my dad totally wears the boots u posted tho lol, not terrible imo

You can't look more like Tintin than caek already does, it's physically impossible. Although it must be said, the plus fours aren't helping either.

my dad totally wears the boots u posted tho lol, not terrible imo

U SEE

WHY DID I MOVE HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHYYYYYY

It's like flannel and moccasins followed me get it off get it off

being shamed on ilx fashion threads is an honorable thing. half the time i look at these threads someone has posted a picture of a sweater i own and really like as if it were some kind of embarrassing joke. u just have to take it in stride imo

i have a pair of grenson wingtips, theyre nice tho i only wear them when i dress up which is not often, even tho theyre not technically super dressy but whatre u gonna do

i'm def bad at fashion or at least p aggressively normy, i am at peace with it. i bought some boots last week, i will post when i remember what kind they were so i may be judged

being shamed on ilx fashion threads is an honorable thing. half the time i look at these threads someone has posted a picture of a sweater i own and really like as if it were some kind of embarrassing joke. u just have to take it in stride imo

oh yeah for sure - i've posted enough to know this.

pro tip u cn transition from norm to normcore by simply buying versions of the same clothes that cost 5x as much xp

kevin u live in ny now right, this is a good opportunity to level up

nah not yet i'm still in school upstate

my style is like...j crew but the most conservative non-flashy stuff possible, but i feel like i know what works with my brand. footwear-wise i'm pretty clueless i just try to not make too much of a splash

https://www.bluebuttonshop.com/shops/product_detail.php?pid=103615&gender=W&mode=C

these are some post-normcore shoes im a liking

jazz type shoe

my new style apostasy is to wear pants with very wide hem and shoes with a low profile

https://i.imgur.com/SE2zXKd.jpg

allen edmonds view with pants core

lmao

i wanna buy parade boots but pref a poser version that’s comfier & less heavy than the full military ones, anyone got links?