zip up dress boots

[davestlouis]

I'm 43 years old, and have never in my entire life considered buying a pair of dress boots with zip-up sides, until today. They're like slip on dress shoes, only taller. One of my dad's friends used to wear them in the early 70s and I always thought they were tacky, but I saw a pair at Goodwill today and I thought of several situations where I'd wear them. Am I getting old, or losing it altogether? What are your thoughts on them?

 

[storman113]

I'm 62 and still consider them tacky! So that means you're getting old and losing it!!!lol

But! The bottom line is always wear what YOU want!

 

[davestlouis]

thanks storman, for confirming what I already suspected!

 

[storman113]

I do have to admit, when I got out of the Navy in 71', I wore some zip up brown boots with bell bottoms plaid pants and polyester shirts!! I thought I was hot stuff, but I was lucky that I soon realized what I looked like! It took one chick to look me up and down and ask, "have you ever looked in a mirror?"

I now realize that at the time I was one step from white slip on shoe's and a pastel leisure suit!!!

 

[Dixon Cannon]

I'm 55 and have never been without a pair - or two since High School. I saw the Dino, Desi and Billy LP 'I'm A Fool'
in 1965 and decided when I grow up I'm going to wear boots like Dino. I've never been without a pair and now I have four pair
that I wear regularly - in black, brown, and cordovan. Say what you will - I'm a boot man - "no ordinary Joe!"

-dixon 'boots' cannon