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cupcake_goth) wrote2007-05-03 12:33 pm
cupcake_goth) wrote2007-05-03 12:33 pm
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[fashion, reviews] The runner-up to The Perfect Boots
(As an aside, I've been having a fabulous conversation in some other people's journals about the goth subculture and what similarities and differences it has with the metal subculture, along with tangents about gender roles, how social circles select and enforce their boundaries, and subcultural markers that are all but invisible to the "untrained" eye. Great stuff. I just don't have time to do a lengthy post about it in my own LJ. But! I highly recommend Goth: Undead Subculture, edited by Lauren Goodlad for a good scholarly look at the subculture I call home.)
Anyway, boots!
(Clicky-links abound in the review below. You Have Been Warned.)
Now, you all know that The Very Best Boots come from My Vintage Sole, right? Custom fitted, you get to pick the heel style, totally worth the $200+ you will spend. Not to mention the nice lady who runs the place is working on honest-to-goodness button boots. (Dear Sandy Claws, I have been SO good this year!)
But, what if you want new gothy-Victorian boots, and your budget won't stretch quite that high? Or if you don't want to wait the 4-6 weeks? Why, then you look at the boots from Oak Tree Farms. I purchased a pair of the "Steeple" style from an eBay store called Old Mill Mercantile (for about $10 less than Amazon sells them, hurrah!), and am thrilled to bits with them. They are the boots I always search thrift stores for, but they're brand new. They're all-leather construction, they lace up (with speed hooks on the top half of the boot), and most importantly, they have a very sensible, comfortable 1.5" walking heel. They don't look clunky or like they're a costume piece; they're classic Victorian/gothy/witchy boots.
I ordered them from Old Mill Mercantile on Saturday night and they arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm wearing them right now, and other than idly trying to decide what sort of ribbon I want to swap the bootlaces for, I think they're perfect.
The downside: they only go up to a size 10, and have no wide sizes. And while they're not $200+, they are $104.99 on Amazon or BootBarn. But they are worth every penny, and with proper care they'll last forever. Not to mention I know exactly how difficult it is to find boots like this in even decent condition at the thrift stores or on eBay, and I decided I'd rather pay the money and get the boots I wanted instead of spending months (well, years) searching for a vintage pair that were kinda-sorta-maybe the right type.
So to sum up: boots! Yay boots!
Anyway, boots!
(Clicky-links abound in the review below. You Have Been Warned.)
Now, you all know that The Very Best Boots come from My Vintage Sole, right? Custom fitted, you get to pick the heel style, totally worth the $200+ you will spend. Not to mention the nice lady who runs the place is working on honest-to-goodness button boots. (Dear Sandy Claws, I have been SO good this year!)
But, what if you want new gothy-Victorian boots, and your budget won't stretch quite that high? Or if you don't want to wait the 4-6 weeks? Why, then you look at the boots from Oak Tree Farms. I purchased a pair of the "Steeple" style from an eBay store called Old Mill Mercantile (for about $10 less than Amazon sells them, hurrah!), and am thrilled to bits with them. They are the boots I always search thrift stores for, but they're brand new. They're all-leather construction, they lace up (with speed hooks on the top half of the boot), and most importantly, they have a very sensible, comfortable 1.5" walking heel. They don't look clunky or like they're a costume piece; they're classic Victorian/gothy/witchy boots.
I ordered them from Old Mill Mercantile on Saturday night and they arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm wearing them right now, and other than idly trying to decide what sort of ribbon I want to swap the bootlaces for, I think they're perfect.
The downside: they only go up to a size 10, and have no wide sizes. And while they're not $200+, they are $104.99 on Amazon or BootBarn. But they are worth every penny, and with proper care they'll last forever. Not to mention I know exactly how difficult it is to find boots like this in even decent condition at the thrift stores or on eBay, and I decided I'd rather pay the money and get the boots I wanted instead of spending months (well, years) searching for a vintage pair that were kinda-sorta-maybe the right type.
So to sum up: boots! Yay boots!
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-- A (who has more metal/rivet stuff than Gawthity-goth on my music playlist, come to think of it!)