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Posted: 8/27/2012 5:58:30 AM EDT
I'm a mid 30's professional from Dallas who travels regularly for my job. Whenever I am on-site I wear suits. Yesterday I was walking down the stairs in my last pair of leather dress shoes and I had the sole split on me. Instead of having a cobbler fix these, or buying new ones...I'm thinking of buying nice cowboy boots to go in their place.
What say you, hive? Are cowboy boots and a business suit acceptable? |
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Only with the Stetson and a bolo tie...
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A nice set of black Ostrich Tony Lamas work for me in Oil & Gas. I would think in TX they would be acceptable.
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in Texas, certainly
I wouldn't try it north of the Ohio river though |
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Acceptable if you work in oilk & gas or are a cattle baron, otherwise, tough to pull off for most people.
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Count the number of men in suits with cowboy boots the next time you're in the office.
I wouldn't recommend the pair you use to work calves, although that would resonate with the right client. |
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in Texas, certainly I wouldn't try it north of the Ohio river though Nonsense, we don't mind. |
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I wore suits and boots for years back in the '80s.
Even folks in New York City liked them. Go for it. Dan Post fit me the best. |
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Quoted: in Texas, certainly I wouldn't try it north of the Ohio river though This. I mean, you can do it, but folks aren't going to take you too serious Speed |
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I would say yes. Just look at some squared or rounded toe. I actually prefer boots. BTW, they are western boots. Not "cowboy boots". (kinda like the clip vs. magazine thing)
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I say go for it. get a pair of pimp ostrich or snake skin. I have friends that rock it
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I would say yes. Just look at some squared or rounded toe. I actually prefer boots. BTW, they are western boots. Not "cowboy boots". (kinda like the clip vs. magazine thing) All the boot shops in Dallas/Ft. Worth say you are wrong..."Cowboy Boots" listed exclusively on their websites and store fronts: http://www.cavenders.com/ http://www.sheplers.com/ |
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I say go for it. get a pair of pimp ostrich or snake skin. I have friends that rock it I don't think I'm "pimp" enough for snake skin, but ostrich is a definite possibility...as is a nice set of cigar colored alligators. |
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Quoted: I'm a mid 30's professional from Dallas who travels regularly for my job. Whenever I am on-site I wear suits. Yesterday I was walking down the stairs in my last pair of leather dress shoes and I had the sole split on me. Instead of having a cobbler fix these, or buying new ones...I'm thinking of buying nice cowboy boots to go in their place. What say you, hive? Are cowboy boots and a business suit acceptable? I think that it's OK. As long as they are polished and not too outlandish you'll be fine. I need a black pair to go with my charcoal suit. My everyday brown leather boots are a little rough for a suit. |
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Wear U.S. Army Vietnam style jungle boots with your suit. Blouse your pant legs and put on a crisp, new boonie hat and aviator shades.
You can thank me later. |
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I would say acceptable in TX, OK, and the Southwestern states, would be out of place in NYC.
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I would say yes. Just look at some squared or rounded toe. I actually prefer boots. BTW, they are western boots. Not "cowboy boots". (kinda like the clip vs. magazine thing) Fuck square-toed cowboy boots! Anything else is fine as long as they are dress boots. Distressed leather is not acceptable while wearing a suit, even if they are nice, new, and clean. a-bare |
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Those are some AWESOME boots! |
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I have worn cowboy boots with a suit every day for the last 3 years.
I'm not even a Texan. Lots and lots of people do it here in work too. |
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My old company was transplanted to Downtown Nashville from San Francisco.
The Director / VP of the office decided that he would fit in with Nashville.....and wear cowboy boots with his suit. So it was allowed at the office. I've never seen it done other than there. |
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Dress boots with a suit are perfectly acceptable... done it myself on a few occasions. Just make sure you have the bolo tie to go along with the ensemble.
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I did it for a while. Our company even had an online course for the office dress code. (We had online courses for everything!) They had some sort of style expert talk about not wearing boots with a suit.
Fuck the style experts, who says they're right? Most of them poke each other in the ass, do you want to follow that trend? We were headquartered in Houston, and my office was 90 miles away. We wore boots with our suits, the guys in Houston wore boots with their suits. They went overboard with their dress code when people started complaining that I didn't wear white shirts. Apparently there was some unwritten dress code that frowned on non-white shirts with your suit or sports coat. 18 months of nitpicky shit like that and I got the fuck out of there. I live in Texas, not New York. I don't even own a pair of dress shoes, I've got 3 pairs of dress boots though. 2 black, one brown. |
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I would say acceptable in TX, OK, and the Southwestern states, would be out of place in NYC. I would agree with this. But I have never lived there so just a guess on my part. But just like with dress SHOES, make sure the boots are clean and well polished. 4073 |
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I am your age and demographic and I plan to do it next time I get suits.
Is the cut of your suit pants going to work with boots? Mine don't. I'll have to get some tailored for boots. Plan to have three pairs of boots slacks and three pairs of matching regular slacks so I can wear either. |
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Should look great. Don't forget to finish the look with a stupid hat:
TV Lawyers and their Stupid Hats |
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Nothing wrong with a pair of high end Cowboy Boots, usually a good conversation starter with Yankees, Southerners don't notice, and West Coasters don't care. My personal observation, must be a good pair, $90 pair won't cut it.
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Mexican pimp look is your ticket to success.
Wearing costume footwear from last century, it's classy. Is 1BigDog here yet? |
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It works for our idiot governor, but then he is a liberal douche.
YMMV |
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Count the number of men in suits with cowboy boots the next time you're in the office. I wouldn't recommend the pair you use to work calves, although that would resonate with the right client. over 50% |
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It looks dumb IMO. Are you going to add a bolo tie with it? Just because they don't look good with scrubs or cheap suits you don't have to rain on our parade |
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I wear boots with suits, but I also have caps. To me, the boots are slightly more casual.
I think it's a matter of taste, but as long as the boots or shoes are well maintained you're ok unless they're some kind of flashy exotic shit or oddly colored/stitched, etc. |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. You're in Texas. The origin of retard. |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts Jorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. Nope, now full retard |
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Absolutely NOT, unless you want to look like some cheap-ass Oklahoma ambulance chasing lawyer...
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. You're in Texas. The origin of retard. Nope, origin of retard is France...the monarchial inbreeding caused it to appear. |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. You're in Texas. The origin of retard. Nope, origin of retard is France...the monarchial inbreeding caused it to appear. HHHmmm kinda explains what's wrong with Louisiana then I guess |
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Do it, but you'll likely need to have your pants tailored to be a bit longer.
Rios of Mercedes and Rod Patrick make some very nice boots if you can find them. You may want to go for a single stitch v. the double stitch for a dressier look. |
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I would say yes. Just look at some squared or rounded toe. I actually prefer boots. BTW, they are western boots. Not "cowboy boots". (kinda like the clip vs. magazine thing) This. Personally I wouldn't do it unless they're subtle. If the suit has a western cut, more acceptable. |
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Like a Boss!! |
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Ask yourself, "Do I want to look like Gene Simmons?" Only Two Words "Fuck" and "Yes" I wear boots because they make my tongue longer. if I had 7" platforms with demon head soles I'd rock that shit every day, even with shorts. And the thread has officially plunged into the GD abyss. At least I got some good discussion before we went full retard. You never go full retard. My "legit" comments were made beforehand. I'd still rock the "Love Gun" boots forever. They could sit next to my Tony Lamas. |
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