Boots: number one adored footwear
Oct 20, 2006
Gone are the days when boots were associated with war and brutality.
By Vision Reporter
Gone are the days when boots were associated with war and brutality.
Today boots have evolved into the Number One sought-after footwear for outdoor, crossing over into a unisex appeal and rocking the streets and the clubs. The rugged sole gives it a firm grip on the ground. Besides, the shoes are made of tough, durable leather.
“Men wear boots because they enhance their masculine look,†says Vivian Nakandi of the Loita Designs.
Want to join the trend? Pop in at Ramirez Shoes on Ben Kiwanuka Street. Here the boots cost sh150,000 a pair. The modern boots are easy, comfortable and blend well with any wardrobe. Nakandi, however, advises men who have bony calves avoid baggy shorts with boots.
Urban boots have become especially popular with the boot-cut jeans. “Such jeans have a slight flare at the bottom and can cover much of the neck of the boot. They thus give a softer edge to the masculine look of the wearer,†says Latif Kasumba, a designer and lecturer at the Tiner School of Fashion and Beauty.
Today, men can comfortably wear boots on their formal cotton trousers to office, clubs or wherever they hope to spend their after-work hours.
Fashion is all about expressing ourselves within our environment. So, female enthusiasts of the American punk rock movement have expressed themselves by wearing knee-high boots that have lots of metal spikes along the neck. Similar boots are also worn in Western Europe during winter. But today, hundreds of girls all over Kampala are donning knee-high leather boots, hoping to achieve that celebrity look of Western models. “It is disappointing. The knee-high boots are not meant for our weather,†says Nakandi. Anyway, the boots go for sh20,000 in the second-hand heaps at Nakivubo park yard and about sh200,000 at the Garden City.
Gone are the days when boots were associated with war and brutality.
Today boots have evolved into the Number One sought-after footwear for outdoor, crossing over into a unisex appeal and rocking the streets and the clubs. The rugged sole gives it a firm grip on the ground. Besides, the shoes are made of tough, durable leather.
“Men wear boots because they enhance their masculine look,†says Vivian Nakandi of the Loita Designs.
Want to join the trend? Pop in at Ramirez Shoes on Ben Kiwanuka Street. Here the boots cost sh150,000 a pair. The modern boots are easy, comfortable and blend well with any wardrobe. Nakandi, however, advises men who have bony calves avoid baggy shorts with boots.
Urban boots have become especially popular with the boot-cut jeans. “Such jeans have a slight flare at the bottom and can cover much of the neck of the boot. They thus give a softer edge to the masculine look of the wearer,†says Latif Kasumba, a designer and lecturer at the Tiner School of Fashion and Beauty.
Today, men can comfortably wear boots on their formal cotton trousers to office, clubs or wherever they hope to spend their after-work hours.
Fashion is all about expressing ourselves within our environment. So, female enthusiasts of the American punk rock movement have expressed themselves by wearing knee-high boots that have lots of metal spikes along the neck. Similar boots are also worn in Western Europe during winter. But today, hundreds of girls all over Kampala are donning knee-high leather boots, hoping to achieve that celebrity look of Western models. “It is disappointing. The knee-high boots are not meant for our weather,†says Nakandi. Anyway, the boots go for sh20,000 in the second-hand heaps at Nakivubo park yard and about sh200,000 at the Garden City.