Ever watch any vidoes by the Leningrad Cowboys? Now *there* is some *style* for you! Heh!
Posted on 05/22/2010 12:26:27 PM PDT by JoeProBono
LONDON, - High-heeled shoes for men appear to be making a comeback, British shoe purveyors say.
The London department store Selfridges reports sales are good for boots that combine pointed toes with a Cuban heel, The Times of London says. Sam Lobban, a Selfridges buyer, calls the style "flamboyant, but in an edgy, cool way."
"Heeled boots are the epitome of this and seem a natural turn for our customer -- rock'n'roll twinned with elegance," he said.
James Taylor & Sons reports its customers want the extra inches a "man heel" provides without any obvious fashion statement. Owner Peter Schweiger told the Times many of his customers bring in wing tips and other conventional shoes to get lifts that will discreetly elevate them a bit.
But some men do not mind letting others see the trick.
"Sometimes people bring in shoes which we raise for them, back to the brothel creeper way of things with two inches of crepe under the soles," Schweiger said.
For 10 years, I always wore my black ones in garrison, and jungle boots in the field. When I resigned my commission, I started working in an office where a lot of people wore cowboy boots with dress slacks. Since I was more of a paratrooper than a cowboy, I bought a pair of the brown ones and wear them regularly :-)
Ypu got to have some way to kill the cockroaches in the corners.
That’s a pretty low bar, though.
Ever watch any vidoes by the Leningrad Cowboys? Now *there* is some *style* for you! Heh!
As far as I am concerned the Leningrad Cowboys should win all the Grammy Awards from now until eternity.
Cause well, music don't get any better than that!
We should probably find some fashion awards to give them, too!
I wore my black ones while working for a EMS.Everyone wore Carolinas, but they looked cheap. The Real Jump boots were great because i have bad ankles and the support they had save me on a few occasions.
Never been into Cowboy boots...but then again in Pittsburgh,never really saw the need for them.
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