{"id":17246,"date":"2024-03-05T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=17246"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:48:00","slug":"boots-and-suits-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=17246","title":{"rendered":"Boots and Suits, 2024 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bootssuits2024.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bootssuits2024.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bootssuits2024.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bootssuits2024.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I realized I posted in 2023 about wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/suitboots.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boots with suits<\/a>. This choice of clothing is a preferred choice often for me.<\/p>\n<p>Some style queens you find on the internet write reviews that are not accepting that some of us prefer to wear boots with suits and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/#exotic\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">good-looking dress cowboy boots<\/a> can make a man stand out from the crowd of dress shoe wearing suited men.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t misunderstand, I like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dress shoes too<\/a>, and wear them with my suits as well.<\/p>\n<p>But&#8230; being a Bootman from way back, I enjoy&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230; wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/suitboots.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dress cowboy boots with my suits.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PEtobaccowholecut21.jpg?resize=276%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PEtobaccowholecut21.jpg?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PEtobaccowholecut21.jpg?resize=138%2C150&amp;ssl=1 138w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PEtobaccowholecut21.jpg?w=552&amp;ssl=1 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>I can not wear boots with some of my suits.  For example, my <a href=\"\/dress\/notboots\/bbbluesharkskinsuit.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">blue Brooks Brothers Sharkskin suit<\/a> was tailored to have tapered legs and short hems. That style makes a guy&#8217;s dress shoes stand out. But I can&#8217;t pull the trouser legs over my boots because the tapered hems are too small in circumference to go over my boots.<\/p>\n<p>Most other suits I own don&#8217;t have that issue, in particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/bbnavysuit.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">my &#8220;workhorse&#8221; Brooks Brothers Navy Suit<\/a> and my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/mtbluebespoke.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newest custom-made bespoke suit.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Lately, I have been updating my website, particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/dress\/#exotic\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dress boots section<\/a> to show dress cowboy boots with a suit.  Here are a few recent examples:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBbluesharkskinsuit380.jpg?resize=256%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"700\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBbluesharkskinsuit380.jpg?w=256&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBbluesharkskinsuit380.jpg?resize=110%2C300&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBbluesharkskinsuit380.jpg?resize=55%2C150&amp;ssl=1 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBnavysuit666.jpg?resize=247%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"700\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBnavysuit666.jpg?w=247&amp;ssl=1 247w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBnavysuit666.jpg?resize=106%2C300&amp;ssl=1 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BBnavysuit666.jpg?resize=53%2C150&amp;ssl=1 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MTbluebespoke156.jpg?resize=266%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"700\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MTbluebespoke156.jpg?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MTbluebespoke156.jpg?resize=114%2C300&amp;ssl=1 114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MTbluebespoke156.jpg?resize=57%2C150&amp;ssl=1 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/bootedman.com\/dress\/notboots\/suitboots.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this updated page for more boots and suits pics.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  wear whatever you like with a suit. (Who gives a damn? Ignore the queens who make snarky comments.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I realized I posted in 2023 about wearing boots with suits. This choice of clothing is a preferred choice often for me. 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