Back to shoes: the all-important question

[newredshoes]

Don't mind me, I just... really want a pair of WWI-era-style boots. /o\

Comments

[ivy03]

OMG. SO HOT.

I used to own a pair of boots like that. Unfortunately, I bought them when I was 11 and then my feet grew. Stupid feet.

[newredshoes]

It's tragic how they do that! /o\

[brewsternorth]

Yikes. But so lovely.

The Fryes I hanker after are the Harness 12Rs, but I don't know if that's just because they look so hardcore or because one of my original characters wears boots a bit like them!

[newredshoes]

Oh dang, those are fantastic boots. I confess, I'm having somewhat similar angst (completely unrelated to the price)!

[skew_whiff]

Oh god, they're gorgeous. Sort of thing I can imagine on the feet of some badass cavalry officer. But nearly $400? Jesus Christ!

Coincidentally, I've been looking for boots myself - my old jump boots are getting worn and are losing their watertightness, which is usually the point at which I know they need replacing.

I think I've been a bit spoiled by army surplus, since the prices at high street stores for nice boots are astonishing. I might just get another pair of the same type, they're reasonably affordable even when brand new, and dirt-cheap if you don't mind them a bit dinged-up.

And if it's really fancy brown army boots you want, you can get authentic reproduction Corcoran jump boots for about $150 - that's a bit out of my price range, but it's a whole lot more affordable than those ones!

[brewsternorth]

Good point about army surplus. And also about the Corcorans; my existing pair of winter boots were somewhere around $150, which is not cheap but certainly less expensive than what Zappos quoted for the Fryes I was hankering after (more like $250-300).

[newredshoes]

Oh no, now I have to question whether I'm obsessed with these because of War Horse or not!

Is Ron Livingston's assessment of "corrugated tin" accurate? I have to admit, I am secretly fond of the "soak 'em in the bathtub" idea.

[skew_whiff]

I couldn't say for sure - the boots I've worn have always been battered old pre-owned ones, so they've already been broken in by somebody else. They do tend to be a bit rough on the soles of your feet, but that might just be my habit of inadvertently always buying ones that are a bit too large.

And oh gosh. War Horse. Do want. (WWI uniform is unfortunately inextricably linked with Blackadder for me now, but even so. Still good.)

[shadesofbrixton]

Ohhhh but they have the perfect heeeel. DDDD: I'm just going to sit here and whine a bit. *ebays?*

Actually, what is your shoe size, out of curioooos?

[newredshoes]

I'm generally an 8.5, with an athletic calf, I guess?

Oh man, eBay isn't a terrible idea, honestly.

[kita0610]

Fryes last FOREVER.

Just sayin'.

[newredshoes]

DON'T ENABLE ME, KITA. I just might do something stupid.

[kita0610]

*bites own tongue*