Excluding saddle shoes and a few other exceptions, Izzy is averse to two-toned footwear. And were you to ask him to imagine blue-and-white boots, he would start to gag mentally. And yet there are these highly unusual boots from Grenson, the storied British cordwainer, which, despite consisting of off-white canvas and light-blue leather infill, somehow work wonderfully. They are not exactly meant for everyday wear, but if you find your self running a tropical colony while wearing a pith helmet…
December 30, 2008
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I very much like Balmoral boots.
Sadly, not all share this opinion. I saw it said today that “The vamp says ‘dress’ and the rest of the shoe says ‘let’s colonize India’. ” :(
Comment by Adam — December 31, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
I would like to buy these boots. Where is it possible?
Comment by Gregor — February 28, 2009 @ 9:21 am