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2 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Indeed. It does look quite presentable and the extra wamth and comfort on a brisk late autumn day is welcome. I think you’re right, it wouldn’t take much to get knee boots in vogue.  

I think men would have to start doing real work again before tall boots make a true comeback.  In western fashion, it seems tall boots were standard when we rode horses and walked through fields.  Now, tall boots are limited to specific activities like riding motorcycles and wading through mud.  The hottest cowboy boot startup, Tecovas, is trying to appeal to young people with short shafts and low heels.  To me it defeats the whole point of cowboy boots.  I like the look and feel of leather against the calves, and the support of the heels.  But most men don’t know any better, and would probably find it a bit difficult to stay in the stirrups and their calves quite chaffed with what people are calling cowboy boots these days.  

On 11/15/2018 at 4:32 PM, blueparrot said:

These boots from Lucky Brand are another style I really want:

Zappos has them so I will wait until they move them over to 6pm.com and mark them down.  These have the stretch panel instead of a short zipper. 

Wow I didn’t even know Lucky had shoes.  I really like this look.  The stitching on the sole and the pull on design give it a purer western cowboy boot look.  I bet I could rotate these in naturally with all the cowboy boots I wear.  I am tempted to order them...

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On 11/14/2018 at 11:57 PM, KneeBooted said:

So I ended up with some new boots, and I’ll post in the other thread, but I wanted to get an opinion here on length of pants. I took a picture showing where my “long” pants come down to when wearing the new boots. I always wonder if my pants legs should be longer. What are your thoughts?

 

I will agree with everyone that at this length you have already achieved the “covered heel” look and going longer won’t make that much of a difference.  I doubt you want to be dragging the hem on the floor.  

Since you ordered a longer pair and have all that length to work with, you might experiment with folding/cuffing to get that perfect length.  That added detail seems to be fashionable lately.  

8 hours ago, Shyheels said:

A better question might be why wouldn’t we want to - or at least give heels a whirl. A guy would have to be totally lacking in curiosity, imagination and any spirit of adventure not to want to see what it was like, and if you could master the art. 

I’m sure I have many curiosities that I don’t act immediately upon due to time, money, and general accessibility, but as I look back on my life so far I usually have something kind of wild going on at any given time.  It depends on a number of factors, and having a community to share the curiosity with safely and make new friends presents opportunities to be explored.  As with many things in life, not only do you have to be motivated, but you also have to be at the right place at the right time.  Wherever that place and time might be, I would like to be wearing heels.  

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If the shoes are keeping your feet dry, you can get more warmth with wool socks or long socks.  

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I thought about doing this whole trip in 4” heels as well but since it is Fort Worth I could not resist just wearing the tall black cowboy boots!  I may switch to suede boots in the evening though.  The great thing about these local trips is that I can bring lots of boots and do some shopping!

12 hours ago, pebblesf said:

I'm on vacation now, so won't be flying again until after thanksgiving....Will surely let you know the next time I am headed for Austin!  Bring your boots and have fun...D

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On 11/1/2017 at 10:07 PM, balletboot said:

Thanks for all the great replies. I don't actually have a picture of the outfit i wore out but i will post the only picture i have on my phone. Next time i will try and get some better pictures!

 

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I’m taking a trip up to Fort Worth this week...

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