Nice Boots

[diffrentcolours]

Back in April I went to a friend's birthday picnic, and some of the other people were wearing Solovair boots. They're basically old-school Doc Martens, nothing fancy. But unlike Doc Martens, they actually come in my size. Occasionally. I could have bought some 11-hole boots back then, but I decided to hold out for 14-hole which were out of stock. I signed up to be informed when they came back in, and got an email just before Christmas.

Obviously with everything else going on, it took me a while to notice the email. But once I did I rushed to the online shop and bought them. I have been a good boy and deserve a treat! They arrived today and they look great! Since this photo I've done a bit more work to tension the laces properly. They have side zips so I don't have to unlace them every time to take them off.

And yes it hasn't escaped my attention that there are certain clubs full of gentlemen who would really appreciate these boots. Nor the risk of being mistaken for a neo-Nazi TBH, but I'll be extra queer and camp to mitigate that.

Comments

[bluejez]

Solovair and a handful of DMs are made in Wollaston very close to a road called "Bell End" and I laugh every time I drive down it :D

[apiphile]

Well, there is something special about Solovairs: they're a workers collective in the UK, not a massive multinational making shoes in factories with no human rights oversight :) And those are gorgeous!

[barakta]

Do the fash have proper DMs? I always thought you could tell the fash from the Goths/hippies/queers (all overlapping categories of course) by other sartorial accoutrements.

I haven't had much experience of Fash tho. Mostly the other kind of DM wearer.