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#1 2009-01-27 08:46:06

Twin Six
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Button Boots

 

#2 2009-01-27 09:03:51

Marc Grayson
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Re: Button Boots

I wear mine with a powdered wig.


"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not."  Oscar Wilde

 

#3 2009-01-27 09:38:59

yachtie
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Re: Button Boots

IRL today they'd be beyond "retro"- possibly "nouvelle". Somehow I can see some kids wearing these with jeans.

I'd get them in calf and contrasting suede just to mess with people's heads.

 

#4 2009-01-27 09:53:39

Marc Grayson
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Re: Button Boots


"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not."  Oscar Wilde

 

#5 2009-01-27 10:10:17

eg
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Re: Button Boots

Like cowboy boots, they probably have a niche.

 

#6 2009-01-27 10:14:32

yachtie
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Re: Button Boots

 

#7 2009-01-27 11:34:47

Film Noir Buff
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Re: Button Boots

 

#8 2009-01-27 11:47:46

Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Button Boots

And for a job interview... Would they be OK?

 

#9 2009-01-27 12:02:09

yachtie
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#10 2009-01-27 13:54:59

Marc Grayson
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Re: Button Boots


"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not."  Oscar Wilde

 

#11 2009-01-27 14:33:32

captainpreppy
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Re: Button Boots

 

#12 2009-01-27 14:55:49

Film Noir Buff
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Re: Button Boots

 

#13 2009-01-27 16:19:40

Twin Six
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Re: Button Boots

Button boots are the poor man's spats.

 

#14 2009-01-27 18:54:55

The_Shooman
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#15 2009-01-27 23:08:54

Cruz Diez
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#16 2009-01-28 06:55:19

Twin Six
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Re: Button Boots

Or maybe spats are the poor man's button boots.

If we debate this at length, the thread might make it to page 2.

Last edited by Twin Six (2009-01-28 06:55:46)

 

#17 2009-01-28 08:22:18

yachtie
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Re: Button Boots

 

#18 2009-01-28 08:24:22

Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Button Boots

What sox are best with butt. boots, please?

 

#19 2009-01-28 08:45:46

The_Shooman
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Re: Button Boots

Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-01-28 23:41:35)

 

#20 2009-01-28 15:26:14

Twin Six
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Re: Button Boots

 

#21 2009-01-28 16:50:53

formby
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Re: Button Boots


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

Souvent me Souvient

 

#22 2009-01-28 16:52:10

formby
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Re: Button Boots


"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin

Souvent me Souvient

 

#23 2009-01-28 19:59:16

Twin Six
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Re: Button Boots

 

#24 2009-01-28 21:11:32

The_Shooman
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Re: Button Boots

Last edited by The_Shooman (2009-01-28 21:18:39)

 

#25 2009-01-28 23:09:53

Film Noir Buff
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