A confession: I am a hetero man, but I love women's shoes. This pair for example is amazing! First, its a boot, big win! Then, its black and simple. There is not much complexity to it, but it makes it so beautiful... The thing is, there SO many options for female shoes that I get jealous. There are also a variety of male shoes, but I dislike the majority of them >.< /end rant And, I support a Middle East tag at some point. Even though there is so much middle east stuff posted here, that it doesn't need a tag. Are you a historian?
Aren't they though??
I've been looking for a good, tall black boot with minimal decorations that doesn't look too stripper-y but also doesn't look too frumpy. oddly enough, my style inspo for this was... condi rice???
whatever. i'm into it. I am not a historian. I'm an International Relations scholar though.
These are my boots. They are Carolina 116s. They are 16" waterproof steel-toe vibram-soled all-leather boots. They are not made anymore. I purchased my first pair in 1991 and resoled them twice. Unfortunately I wasn't so good about keeping them supple and eventually they cracked past the point of usefulness (a hole you could shove a quarter through, or a hot dog). I purchased my second pair in 2003 and have resoled them once already. They have been through three motorcycle accidents. I do not know what I will replace them with, but I figure I have eight years to decide; more if I keep them oiled. they're great boots. I think I paid $75 for the first pair and $120 for the second.
Condi looks like she's about to open a can of whoop-ass in this photo. Matrix style.
right? i think as an aspiring sec of state, she's as good a style inspiration as any