Yay! New boots!

[meinfs]

I've been on the hunt for boots that I can (i) wear with my kilts, (ii) wear for dancing, specifically country/western (C/W) dancing two-step & swing. If you recall, I posted a thread in September '08, on my attending a rodeo evening dance in my regular cowboy boots (with the beveled top). As you may very well know, the rabble is divided over the use of cowboy boots with kilts ---, it's normal in Texas,e.g.; some would like to push this envelope and some consider it a 'kilt don't' -- too clashy cross-cultural, image problem, etc, etc.

So I asked around here what I can use for this purpose. Actually lamented that there were no such shoes and then Rex_Tremende suggested "ropers" and then kiltedfirepiper provided his own pictures of its usage. Ahh, I've found a solution.




But before getting the shoes, I've had to make do with my black bowling shoes (looks like cross trainers) or my Timberland shoes (which was difficult to dance in: doesn't glide much).


So, finally, I got my new boots, lace-up roper style - that is leather-soled to glide on the floor (good for dancing).

Here's a little review:

I got size US 10.5 EEE black from Justin Boots.

I like its price, first. I love the leather sole -- caution- if new, it's very slippery on anything. I think I may have to walk on concrete to roughen it up some.

Width designation "EEE" is supposed to be extra wide and it's still snug. Normally with other shoes EE would have sufficed for me, so I suppose Justin Boot's EEE is a littler narrower than I expected. Now, that width terminology is quite confusing to me , there's M's and W's (2W); there's the E's and there's D's... ugh

The shoes' heel is low and not made of leather -- so it provides some traction to prevent slipping.

The feeling I get in the heel area is that I might need thicker hose or have bandage strips on my heels to prevent too much friction.

Overall, the boots are well made. I'll see how it holds up to dancing this weekend.

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NOW I'd like your opinions.

Does it look okay? Does it look nice? Does it look normal??

Can I wear flashes? --- (the hose in the pic do slide down, so I need something to keep them up). I guess that answers that.

Should I use lighter colors of hose? I do know that it's good to match colors either with the kilt or the shirt.

Also, what do you think of scrunched down hose vs full length hose?


So here's a picture of me in my new boots.



Thanks for your opinions, rabble.