Civilian Spats

[The Thirsty Viking]

This one is a more modern picture but has a retro look:

The man in this picture is actually wearing a moccasin similar to the ones seen at Renn Faire, that are colored like spats over shoes. They are not, in fact, spats. If you look closely, you can see they are made of leather, have antler buttons, and that the seams match up, and the lowest lace actually attaches to the black heel.

As far as modern spat/gaiters... i wear these almost daily:


My Girlfriend made them for me and I simply love the look of them. I dont like kilt hose, and only wear them for special occasions, so these made a good alternative, imo. The only thing I would change is the lace up nature, as it takes a good while to get them done up.

[CMcG]

The man in this picture is actually wearing a moccasin similar to the ones seen at Renn Faire, that are colored like spats over shoes. They are not, in fact, spats. If you look closely, you can see they are made of leather, have antler buttons, and that the seams match up, and the lowest lace actually attaches to the black heel.

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Right you are! They tricked me because the photo was labeled as "spats" although I see now that some people seem to think that means "two tone shoes."

Also, thanks Thirsty Viking for posting the pic of your gaiters


Here is a closeup of the boots in question, which at a distance fooled me into thinking there was a cloth accessory covering them:

[Ryan Ross]

My Girlfriend made them for me and I simply love the look of them. I dont like kilt hose, and only wear them for special occasions, so these made a good alternative, imo. The only thing I would change is the lace up nature, as it takes a good while to get them done up.

When I saw those a while back, I thought they looked pretty sharp, Zac... but I had no earthly idea where one might find such a thing! Everything makes sense now. ith:

P.S. Does she love you enough to make you another pair? In black, or even khaki, maybe?

P.P.S. That all assumes that you don't already have another pair or two, of course.

[chrisupyonder]

If I wore them in Scotland people would ask "where are you playing and where's the rest of the band". Not likely that I ever will wear them but they do look smart.

Chris.