Riding boots on guys?

[Crying Diamonds]

Paris Street Style

fashionmag via larien

 

[designerleather]

Boston is a bit too conservative and old skool

Yup for one of the most politically liberal cities, it is ANAL when it comes to fashion

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I much prefer look #1 to look #2

 

[MimiV]

I think riding boots on guys is such a SEXY look!

 

[b9409]

lol. this whole thread is funny.

God... this is fashion for ya. Riding boots are meant to be worn by men. They were designed by men, for men, to wear on horse and for war - when women didn't ride or go to war. They were designed for soldiers, and when women's liberation came around, they took this item of utilitarian clothing into their wardrobe, just like white shirts, black turtlenecks, jackets and pants, and made riding boots fashionable and 'girlie.'

It is quite funny when you think about it.

Riding boots can and should be worn by men, because they were designed for men to begin with. And there is nothing gender-bending about them. Women borrowed this style from soldier/uniform gear. It is more than acceptable and fiercely chic.

 

[b9409]

^ I much prefer look #1 to look #2

Look #1 isn't a pair of riding boots, btw. Look #2 is.

 

[designerleather]

^ Yup. One of the crimes Joan Of Arc was tried for was wearing men's riding boots

 

[ponytrot]

Riding boots on men? YUM!

 

[Crying Diamonds]

lol. this whole thread is funny.

God... this is fashion for ya. Riding boots are meant to be worn by men. They were designed by men, for men, to wear on horse and for war - when women didn't ride or go to war. They were designed for soldiers, and when women's liberation came around, they took this item of utilitarian clothing into their wardrobe, just like white shirts, black turtlenecks, jackets and pants, and made riding boots fashionable and 'girlie.'

It is quite funny when you think about it.

Riding boots can and should be worn by men, because they were designed for men to begin with. And there is nothing gender-bending about them. Women borrowed this style from soldier/uniform gear. It is more than acceptable and fiercely chic.

Yah . . they are still worn by people who ride horses. Of both sexes. .


I desperately want a tailored pair. Hermes.

 

[GreatOrion]

Munich Street Style:

styleclicker.net

 

[designerleather]

Great pics of the boots out of Munich

 

[GreatOrion]

Another source of inspiration I found some days ago is the F/W 2009/10 collection of Thiery Mugler, which shows varios ways of combining boots.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

I've got the next best thing to riding boots - riding chaps. They're basically my winter wardrobe staple.
Still searching for riding boots though.

 

[Feline]

I think it is a really sexy look for guys. It makes me think of Heathcliff & sexy highwaymen and that kind of thing!

 

[designerleather]

Can't wait... Got a great pair of Cole Haan's coming in this week I hope

 

[Geostud]

^Do you mean these Cole Haan Riding Boots? They're gorgeous!!

Cole Haan

 

[from: sophia]

I think its sexy it reminds my of the Count of Monte Cristo and literature in general more guys should wear them.

 

[GreatOrion]

These boots are really wonderful.

Some weeks ago, I found a pair of boots for me, too:

amazon

 

[Geostud]

Even though these aren't leather, I love Aigle Ecuyer rubber boots!

equipeo.com

 

[ediewho]

not my cup of tea